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Vela SNR

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Vela SNR

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Description

11,000 years ago a shockwave of light reached our night skies and remnants of the Vela Supernova could be discovered. Caused by an explosion of a massive star (like the death star only significantly larger!) the remnants you now see consists of glowing gas swirling through space. 

Imaging Details
Mount: 10 Micron
Scope: Esprit 100ED
Camera: ZWO 2600MM Pro
Filters: Antila 3nm - Ha / O3
Others: Primalucelab Eagle, Esatto 3"
Total Imaging: 12 hours of imaging in total (35 x 600s Ha and 37 x 600s O3) all unguided
Processing: Pixinsight and Adobe Photoshop
Images taken in January 2022 from Freshwater NSW

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Vela SNR, Steve Pratley