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The remnant of the supernova SN 1006 seen at many different wavelengths
This remarkable image was created from pictures taken by different telescopes in space and on the ground. It shows the thousand-year-old remnant of the brilliant SN 1006 supernova, as seen in radio (red), X-ray (blue) and visible light (yellow).
Crédit:Radio: NRAO/AUI/NSF/GBT/VLA/Dyer, Maddalena & Cornwell, X-ray: Chandra X-ray Observatory; NASA/CXC/Rutgers/G. Cassam-Chenaï, J. Hughes et al., Visible light: 0.9-metre Curtis Schmidt optical telescope; NOAO/AURA/NSF/CTIO/Middlebury College/F. Winkler and Digitized Sky Survey.
À propos de l'image
| Identification: | eso1308b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Date de publication: | 14 février 2013 20:00 |
| Communiqués de presse en rapport: | eso1308 |
| Taille: | 3311 x 3311 px |
À propos de l'objet
| Nom: | SN 1006 |
| Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Supernova Remnant |
| Distance: | 7000 années lumière |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Catégorie: | Nebulae |
Fonds d'écran
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 15 2 52.32 |
| Position (Dec): | -41° 55' 31.47" |
| Field of view: | 55.54 x 55.54 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.0° left of vertical |
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Couleurs & filtres
| Domaine | Télescope |
|---|---|
| Rayons X | Chandra X-ray Observatory |
| Visible | 0.9-metre Curtis Schmidt |
| Radio | Very Large Array |
| Radio | Green Bank Telescope |