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Cassiopeia A

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Cassiopeia A [‚kas·ē·ə′pē·ə ′ā]
(astronomy)
One of the strongest discrete radio sources, located in the constellation Cassiopeia, associated with patches of filamentary nebulosity which are probably remnants of a supernova.


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The pictures show clumps and filaments of dust set aglow by radiation from Cassiopeia A.
Trained on Cassiopeia A for viewing sessions totaling 11.
10 ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL LETTERS, another team of astronomers considered the same observations of Cassiopeia A from another viewpoint.
 
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