MUSE view of the surroundings of a hidden neutron star in the Small Magellanic Cloud
This new picture from the MUSE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope in Chile shows how an elusive missing object was found amid a complex tangle of gaseous filaments in one of our nearest neighbouring galaxies, the Small Magellanic Cloud.
The wisps of gas forming the supernova remnant 1E 0102.2-7219 show up in blue, but the red ring in the MUSE data, revealing glowing neon and oxygen forms, is perfectly centred on an X-ray source — an isolated neutron star with a weak magnetic field, the first identified outside the Milky Way.
Oikeudet:ESO/F. Vogt et al.
Kuvasta
Tunnistus: | eso1810c |
Tyyppi: | Havainto |
Julkaisupäivä: | 5. huhtikuuta 2018 17:00 |
Vastaavat julkaisut: | eso1810 |
Koko: | 909 x 909 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 3.11 |
Position (Dec): | -72° 1' 52.12" |
Field of view: | 1.01 x 1.01 arcminutes |
Suuntaus: | Pohjoinen on 0.0° vasen pystysuuntaan nähden |
Värit ja suotimet
Kaista | Aallonpituus | Teleskooppi |
---|---|---|
Optinen OIII | 495 nm | Very Large Telescope MUSE |
Optinen OI | 777 nm | Very Large Telescope MUSE |
Optinen OIII | 500 nm | Very Large Telescope MUSE |
Optinen V | 547 nm | Very Large Telescope MUSE |
Optinen R | 634 nm | Very Large Telescope MUSE |
Optinen I | 879 nm | Very Large Telescope MUSE |
Optinen NeI | 640 nm | Very Large Telescope MUSE |