# @nasa on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CRCXNzAJLNe
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11733381-nasa-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/6f64c5acaa.jpg
- **Posted:** 2021-07-07T19:00:31.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NASA (@NASA) — https://gondola.cc/NASA

## Caption

🎆 Appreciating fireworks isn't rocket science 🚀

Earth dwellers, we give you The Fireworks Galaxy. It is a medium-sized, face-on spiral galaxy about 22 million light years away from our magnificent planet located in the constellation Cepheus. In the past century, eight supernovas have been observed to explode in the arms of this galaxy. nasachandraxray observations (purple) have, in fact, revealed three of the oldest supernovas ever detected in X-rays, giving more credence to its nickname of the "Fireworks Galaxy." This composite image also includes optical data from the Gemini Observatory in red, yellow, and cyan.

✏️ #FunFact (this may or may not be on a quiz later... just kidding... maybe...):

We are able to marvel at The Fireworks Galaxy as it is a face-on galaxy, which means that we see the galaxy “facing” us, rather than seeing it from the side (known as edge-on). 

Credit: NASA/CXC/MSSL/R.Soria et al, Optical: AURA/Gemini OBs

#NASA #Stars #ChandraXRayObservatory #Supernova #Views #Inspire #Galaxy #Fireworks #Space

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