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Description The X-ray emitter Cygnus X-1, in the constellation of Cygnus, as imaged by a balloon bourne telescope. The balloon was launched for the High Energy Replicated Optics project on May 23, 2001, reaching an altitude of 39 km.
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Source Article: NASA Marshall scientists capture historic, first focused high-energy X-ray images of astronomical objects.
Author NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center

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Public domain This file is in the public domain in the United States because it was solely created by NASA. NASA copyright policy states that "NASA material is not protected by copyright unless noted". (See Template:PD-USGov, NASA copyright policy page or JPL Image Use Policy.)
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