The birth of a Supernova remnant
This image displays a "spectral image" of SN1987A, the supernova that exploded 1987 in the Large Magellanic Cloud. It was obtained using the medium resolution spectroscopic mode of ISAAC with a 2 arcsec wide slit and the grating centred close to the HeI emission line at 1.083 µm (1083 nm). The orange bands above and below the SN are due to stars.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
Id: | eso9914a |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | 27 February 1999 |
Related releases: | eso9914 |
Size: | 773 x 502 px |
About the Object
Name: | SN 1987A |
Type: | Local Universe : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Supernova |
Distance: | 170000 light years |
Category: | Nebulae |
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Colours & filters
Band | Telescope |
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Infrared HeI | Very Large Telescope ISAAC |