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

BandTelescope
Infrared
HeI
Very Large Telescope
ISAAC