Part of the supernova remnant SN 1006 seen with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope
This image is a composite of hydrogen-light observations taken with Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys in February 2006 and Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 observations in blue, yellow-green, and near-infrared light taken in April 2008. The supernova remnant, visible only in the hydrogen-light filter was assigned a red hue in this colour image.
Credit:NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA). Acknowledgment: W. Blair (Johns Hopkins University)
About the Image
| Id: | eso1308c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 14 February 2013, 20:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1308 |
| Size: | 4586 x 4940 px |
About the Object
| Name: | SN 1006 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Supernova Remnant |
| Distance: | 7000 light years |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Category: | Nebulae |
Image Formats
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 15 2 16.87 |
| Position (Dec): | -41° 45' 2.77" |
| Field of view: | 2.29 x 2.47 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 18.3° right of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Optical | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Optical H-alpha | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |