Distribution of calcium around the supernova remnant SNR 0509-67.5

Eso_eso2511b_1024

eso_eso2511b July 2nd, 2025

Credit: ESO/P. Das et al.

This image shows the distribution of calcium in the supernova remnant SNR 0509-67.5. The data were captured with the Multi-Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) instrument at ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT). The overlaid curves outline two concentric shells of calcium that were ejected in two separate detonations when the star died several hundred years ago.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso2511b/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, None, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Type
Observation
Object Name
SNR 0509-67.5
Subject - Local Universe
Nebula > Type > Supernova Remnant
Eso_eso2511b_1280
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ID
eso2511b
Subject Category
C.4.1.4  
Subject Name
SNR 0509-67.5
Credits
ESO/P. Das et al.
Release Date
2025-07-02T11:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso2511b/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Instrument
Color Assignment
Band
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
3000.0, 2000.0
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
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Quality
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
European Southern Observatory
URL
https://www.eso.org
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City
Garching bei München
State/Province
None
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID
eso
Resource ID
eso2511b
Resource URL
https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso2511b.tif
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Metadata Date
2025-06-17T12:31:22+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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