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.

Bildnachweis:

ESO and Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin

Über das Bild

ID:eso0923b
Typ:Beobachtung
Veröffentlichungsdatum:25. Juni 2009
Dazugehörige Veröffentlichungen:eso0923
Größe:1660 x 1660 px

Über das Objekt

Name:RCW 86
Typ:Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Supernova Remnant
Entfernung:8000 Lichtjahre
Constellation:Centaurus
Kategorie:Nebulae

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Koordinaten

Position (RA):14 40 28.94
Position (Dec):-62° 38' 42.42"
Field of view:111.46 x 111.46 arcminutes
Orientierung:Die Nordrichtung liegt 0.8° links zur Vertikale

Farben & Filter

SpektralbereichTeleskop
Optisch
B
Digitized Sky Survey 2
Optisch
R
Digitized Sky Survey 2