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.

Créditos:

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

Sobre a imagem

Id:eso0923b
Tipo:Observação
Data de divulgação:25 de Junho de 2009
Notícias relacionadas:eso0923
Tamanho:1660 x 1660 px

Sobre o objeto

Nome:RCW 86
Tipo:Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Supernova Remnant
Distância:8000 anos-luz
Constellation:Centaurus
Categoria:Nebulae

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Coordenadas

Position (RA):14 40 28.94
Position (Dec):-62° 38' 42.42"
Field of view:111.46 x 111.46 arcminutes
Orientação:O norte está a 0.8° à esquerda da vertical

Cores e filtros

BandaTelescópio
Óptico
B
Digitized Sky Survey 2
Óptico
R
Digitized Sky Survey 2