DSS + insert, annotated
This wide-field image contains the area where a team of researchers confirmed that cosmic rays from our galaxy are very efficiently accelerated in the remnants of exploded stars. The red line guides the eye to various regions where the remnants of the stellar explosion are most visible. The boxed area contains an insert of data from the VLT and Chandra. This region, named RCW 86, is centered on the position where a star exploded in 185 AD. The field of view is 4 degrees across with north to the top and east to the left.
Crediti:ESO and Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin
Riguardo l'immagine
Identificazione: | eso0923b |
Tipo: | Osservazione |
Data di rilascio: | 25 Giugno 2009 |
Notizie relative: | eso0923 |
Grandezza: | 1660 x 1660 px |
Riguardo all'oggetto
Nome: | RCW 86 |
Tipo: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Supernova Remnant |
Distanza: | 8000 Anni luce |
Constellation: | Centaurus |
Categoria: | Nebulae |
Coordinate
Position (RA): | 14 40 28.94 |
Position (Dec): | -62° 38' 42.42" |
Field of view: | 111.46 x 111.46 arcminutes |
Orientazione: | Il Nord è a 0.8° a sinistra della verticale |
Colori e filtri
Banda | Telescopio |
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Ottico B | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
Ottico R | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |