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Description via Astrodon imaging...
“A star about 800 light years distant exploded in the southern constellation of Vela 11,000 – 12,000 years ago. The ejected material expanded into the surrounding interstellar medium at incredibly high speeds and temperatures, ionizing gas and causing it to glow, not only in optical wavelengths shown in the image, but also in X-Ray and Radio wavelengths. This is the Vela supernova remnant. The bluish-green tendril structures shown in the image are the shock fronts from this interaction. Eventually, these features will dissipate as they expand and cool. The explosion left a rapidly rotating (every 89 milliseconds) neutron star, referred to as the Vela Pulsar, which astronomers discovered in 1968.”
Via Insight Observatory...
“The Moon is the biggest single object in the night sky that’s visible to the eye alone. But many objects that are too faint to see are much bigger. The “Vela” nebula spans about 16 times the width of the Moon, almost the size of your fist held at arm’s length and it’s getting bigger all the time.“
This image represents a tiny piece of that very large Supernova remnant.
Image acquisition by: Insight Observatory (Franck Jobard at Deep Sky Chile).
* Image processing: Jim Matzger
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12.5" f/9 Quasar Ritchey Chretien
SBIG STL11000
Losmandy Titan
Frames: Ha: 71x600" 11h 50', OIII: 72x600" 12h 00', RGB Red: 10x600" Green: 10x600" Blue: 10x600". 5h 00’
Total Exposure Time 28h 50’
Version “C” is the RGB image.
This image is part of my exquisite 2022 Astro La Vista Observatory Calendar that can be ordered at:
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