Wallpaper author:
Bernd Doerfeldt
25 Jun 2021
Vela Supernova Remnant
A wonderful result of a star explosion about 12000 ago in the constellation Vela only 930 lightyears from us. In 1968 australian astronomers detected the neutron star, who was built after explosion within the famous gas nebula.
Dataset from which the image was processed
NGC 2736
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Supernova Remnant
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16803
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 135 Dec -45.95
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Australia
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................29 Nov 2021 - 10 Apr 2022
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 873 | 8h | 33 |
| OIII | 873 | 8h | 33 |
| SII | 38 | 20m | 32 |