Dave and the Girls Fly a Kite by the Light of 3C58
Description
The sky in this collage shows a radio image the supernova remnant 3C58 The radio nebula is energized by a recently discovered pulsar. The beautiful filamentary structure of the nebula is brought out in this recent radio images, which was made using the NRAO Very Large Array telescope.
A new image of 3C58 made using the A, B, and C array configurations, which shows a wealth of new detail in this pulsar-powered supernova remnant.
Creator
Legacy Astronomical Images
Rights
NRAO/AUI/NSF does not hold full copyright for this image. Contact the archivist for details.
Type
Legacy Astronomical Image
Object Name
3C58
Investigators
M. F. Bietenholz
Telescope
Very Large Array (VLA)
Observation Date
2004-04-19
Type of Observation
continuum
Band
L
Wavelength
20 cm
Frequency
1.4 GHz
Center of Image
RA 2:5:39.000, Dec: 64:49:33.000 (J2000)
Field of View
0.166667 x 0.083333 degrees
Notes
Contact the archivist for a high resolution tif of this image.
Series
Miscellaneous Series
Unit
Image Compositions Unit
Citation
Legacy Astronomical Images, “Dave and the Girls Fly a Kite by the Light of 3C58,” NRAO/AUI Archives, accessed August 17, 2024, https://www.nrao.edu/archives/items/show/33600.