An isolated neutron star in the Small Magellanic Cloud
This new picture created from images from telescopes on the ground and in space tells the story of the hunt for an elusive missing object hidden amid a complex tangle of gaseous filaments in one of our nearest neighbouring galaxies, the Small Magellanic Cloud.
The reddish background image comes from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and reveals the wisps of gas forming the supernova remnant 1E 0102.2-7219 in green. The red ring with a dark centre is from the MUSE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope and the blue and purple images are from the NASA Chandra X-Ray Observatory. The blue spot at the centre of the red ring is an isolated neutron star with a weak magnetic field, the first identified outside the Milky Way.
Oikeudet:Kuvasta
Tunnistus: | eso1810a |
Tyyppi: | Havainto |
Julkaisupäivä: | 5. huhtikuuta 2018 17:00 |
Vastaavat julkaisut: | eso1810 |
Koko: | 1510 x 1509 px |
Kohteesta
Nimi: | 1E 0102.2-7219 |
Tyyppi: | Local Universe : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Neutron Star |
Constellation: | Tucana |
Kategoria: | Stars |
Taustakuvat
Koordinaatit
Position (RA): | 1 4 3.09 |
Position (Dec): | -72° 1' 52.10" |
Field of view: | 1.01 x 1.01 arcminutes |
Suuntaus: | Pohjoinen on 0.1° vasen pystysuuntaan nähden |
Värit ja suotimet
Kaista | Aallonpituus | Teleskooppi |
---|---|---|
Röntgen 0.5-1.2 keV | 1.75 nm | Chandra X-ray Observatory ACIS |
Röntgen 2.0-7.0 keV | 0.398 nm | Chandra X-ray Observatory ACIS |
Röntgen 1.2-2.0 keV | 0.826 nm | Chandra X-ray Observatory ACIS |
Optinen OIII | 495 nm | Very Large Telescope MUSE |
Optinen OIII | 500 nm | Very Large Telescope MUSE |
Optinen OI | 777 nm | Very Large Telescope MUSE |
Optinen OII | 373 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFC3 |
Optinen MgII | 280 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFC3 |
Infrapuna OIII | 502 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFC3 |
Optinen z | 850 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
Optinen V | 550 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFC3 |
Optinen H-Alpha + NIII | 657 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFC3 |
Optinen NII | 658 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
Optinen NeI | 640 nm | Very Large Telescope MUSE |
Optinen SII | 673 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFC3 |
Optinen i | 775 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |