The birth of a Supernova remnant

This image displays a "spectral image" of SN1987A, the supernova that exploded 1987 in the Large Magellanic Cloud. It was obtained using the medium resolution spectroscopic mode of ISAAC with a 2 arcsec wide slit and the grating centred close to the HeI emission line at 1.083 µm (1083 nm). The orange bands above and below the SN are due to stars.

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Om bilden

ID:eso9914a
Typ:Observation
Publiceringsdatum:27 februari 1999
Relaterade pressmeddelanden:eso9914
Storlek:773 x 502 px

Om objektet

Namn:SN 1987A
Typ:Local Universe : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Supernova
Avstånd:170000 ljusår
Kategori:Nebulae

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Stor jpeg
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Skärmstor jpeg
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Färger och filter

BandTeleskop
Infrarött
HeI
Very Large Telescope
ISAAC