What can you see with x-ray eyes?

The following links should give you a clue to what's possible using x-ray astronomy technology.

X-rays were first observed and documented in 1895 by Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, a German scientist who found them quite by accident when experimenting with vacuum tubes. A week later, he took an X-ray photograph of his wife's hand which clearly revealed her wedding ring and her bones. The photograph electrified the general public and aroused great scientific interest in the new form of radiation. Röntgen called it "X" to indicate it was an unknown type of radiation. The name stuck, although (over Röntgen's objections), many of his colleagues suggested calling them Röntgen rays. They are still occasionally referred to as Röntgen rays in German-speaking countries.

Marshall Space Flight Center's Chandra page

http://www.xraytelescope.com

The edge of oblivion: Black Holes

http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/introduction/black_holes.html

A Monster in the Middle: Active Galaxies and Quasars

http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/introduction/active_galaxies.html

Cosmic Lighthouses: Pulsars

http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/introduction/pulsars.html

Exploding Stars: Supernovae

http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/introduction/pulsars.html

About X-ray astronomy:

http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/introduction/xray_information.html

How the Universe makes X-rays:

http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/introduction/xray_generation.html

How to make an X-ray Telescope:

http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/introduction/xray_telescopes.html


All about astronomy:
Main Imagine the Universe page:

http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/homepage.html