Supernova remnant Pa 30
noirlab_noirlab2624a October 6th, 2026
Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURAAcknowledgment: PI: T. Cunningham (Center for Astrophysics — Harvard & Smithsonian)Image Processing: J. Miller & M. Rodriguez (International Gemini Observatory/NSF NOIRLab), T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab), D. de Martin & M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab)
No, this is not a firework display. This is Pa 30 — the likely remnant of the historic supernova witnessed in the year 1181, now captured here in unprecedented detail by the Gemini North telescope, one half of the International Gemini Observatory, partly funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and operated by NSF NOIRLab. This image was captured with the Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph (GMOS), and it shows that the remnant’s unmistakable firework-shaped ejecta take on a cascading knot-like structure.
Provider: NOIRLab
Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noirlab2624a/
Curator: NSF's NOIRLab, Tucson, AZ, USA
Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
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- ID
- noirlab2624a
- Subject Category
- Subject Name
- IRAS 00500+6713
- Credits
- International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURAAcknowledgment: PI: T. Cunningham (Center for Astrophysics — Harvard & Smithsonian)Image Processing: J. Miller & M. Rodriguez (International Gemini Observatory/NSF NOIRLab), T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab), D. de Martin & M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab)
- Release Date
- 2026-10-06T09:00:00
- Lightyears
- Redshift
- Reference Url
- https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noirlab2624a/
- Type
- Observation
- Image Quality
- Distance Notes
- Facility
- Gemini North, Gemini North, Gemini North, Gemini North
- Instrument
- GMOS-N, GMOS-N, GMOS-N, GMOS-N
- Color Assignment
- Red, Green, Green, Blue
- Band
- Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
- Bandpass
- SII, SII, O III, O III
- Central Wavelength
- 672, 672, 499, 499
- Start Time
- Integration Time
- Dataset ID
- None, None, None, None
- Notes
- Coordinate Frame
- ICRS
- Equinox
- J2000
- Reference Value
- 13.29681558784114, 67.50120490051181
- Reference Dimension
- 3233.0, 3393.0
- Reference Pixel
- 1616.5, 1696.5
- Scale
- -2.248946401999336e-05, 2.248946401999336e-05
- Rotation
- 170.11999999999995
- Coordinate System Projection:
- TAN
- Quality
- Full
- FITS Header
- Notes
- Creator (Curator)
- NSF's NOIRLab
- URL
- https://noirlab.edu
- Name
- Telephone
- 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
- noirlab2624a
- Resource URL
- https://noirlab.edu/public/resources/image/original/noirlab2624a.tif
- Related Resources
- Metadata Date
- 2026-09-28T00:03:09-07:00
- Metadata Version
- 1.1
Detailed color mapping information coming soon...
