Supernova Remnant DEM L316

noirlab_gemini0801a January 8th, 2008

Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Michaud, S. Fisher, R. Carrasco & T. Rector (Univ. of Alaska at Anchorage)

The Gemini South Multi-Object Spectrograph (GMOS) recently captured a dramatic image of a vast cloud complex named DEM L316 located in the Large Magellanic Cloud. The peanut-shaped nebula appears to be a single object, but the latest research indicates that it is really comprised of two distinct gas and dust clouds formed by different types of supernova explosions.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/gemini0801a/

Curator: NSF's NOIRLab, Tucson, AZ, USA

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: DEM L316

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 5h 47m 7.0s; DEC = -69° 42’ 11.4”
Orientation: North is 58.0° CCW
Field of View: 5.0 x 5.0 arcminutes
Constellation: Dorado

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
Gemini-S (GMOS-S)	Optical (SII)	672.0 nm
Gemini-S (GMOS-S)	Optical (OIII)	499.0 nm
Gemini-S (GMOS-S)	Optical (H-alpha)	656.0 nm

ID: gemini0801a
Subject Category
Subject Name: DEM L316
Credits: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Michaud, S. Fisher, R. Carrasco & T. Rector (Univ. of Alaska at Anchorage)

Release Date: 2008-01-08T20:00:00
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Reference Url: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/gemini0801a/

Type: Observation
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Distance Notes

Facility: Gemini South, Gemini South, Gemini South
Instrument: GMOS-S, GMOS-S, GMOS-S
Color Assignment: Green, Blue, Red

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: SII, OIII, H-alpha
Central Wavelength: 672, 499, 656

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Dataset ID: None, None, None
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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 86.7789911613, -69.7031676465
Reference Dimension: 2048.0, 2048.0

Reference Pixel: 1024.0, 1024.0
Scale: -4.05053998086e-05, 4.05053998086e-05
Rotation: 57.980000000000217
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Creator (Curator): NSF's NOIRLab
URL: https://noirlab.edu
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Address: 950 North Cherry Ave.
City: Tucson
State/Province: AZ

Postal Code: 85719
Country: USA
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: NSF's NOIRLab
Publisher ID: noirlab
Resource ID: gemini0801a

Resource URL: http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/gemini0801a.tif
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Metadata Date: 2025-03-31T16:41:38.780528
Metadata Version: 1.1

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