The aftermath of a massive star's death in Vela

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eso_vela-snr-schmidtourcomp December 3rd, 2009

Credit: ESO

A so-called Supernova Remnant (SNR) in the Vela constellation, captured by ESO's 1 m Schmidt Telescope at La Silla in Chile. The glowing gas ribbons seen here are part of a shock wave launched into the interstellar medium by a large star that exploded about 11,000 years ago. A "ghost" of the once-large star remains: an ultra-dense neutron star that spins more than 10 times a second, called a pulsar, is located in the central region of this SNR.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/vela-snr-schmidtourcomp/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Vela Supernova Remnant
Subject - Milky Way
Nebula > Type > Supernova Remnant
Eso_vela-snr-schmidtourcomp_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 8h 31m 27.1s
DEC = -43° 53’ 37.9”
Orientation
North is 3.4° CW
Field of View
2.3 x 2.7 degrees
Constellation
Vela

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
ESO-1m (None) Optical -
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ID
vela-snr-schmidtourcomp
Subject Category
B.4.1.4  
Subject Name
Vela Supernova Remnant
Credits
ESO
Release Date
2009-12-03T23:19:47
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/vela-snr-schmidtourcomp/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
ESO 1-metre Schmidt telescope
Instrument
None
Color Assignment
Band
Optical
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
127.863033393, -43.8938658845
Reference Dimension
5600.0, 6547.0
Reference Pixel
2800.0, 3273.0
Scale
-0.00041140618827, 0.00041140618827
Rotation
-3.4399999999999991
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
European Southern Observatory
URL
http://www.eso.org/
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City
Garching bei München
State/Province
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID
eso
Resource ID
vela-snr-schmidtourcomp
Resource URL
https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/vela-snr-schmidtourcomp.tif
Related Resources
Metadata Date
2009-07-02T14:13:51+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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