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      Vela Supernova Remnant and Pencil Nebula
      Wallpaper author:
      Jarmo Ruuth

      31 Jan 2022

      Vela Supernova Remnant and Pencil Nebula

      Vela Supernova Remnant and Pencil Nebula in a three panel mosaic using HOO palette. Vela and Pencil panels are from multiple One-Click Observations and the middle panel to fill in missing parts is from Advanced Request.

      When looking into the often photographed Pencil Nebula on the left of the image it is easy to see the huge scale of the Vela SNR. Image also includes a small part of an even bigger SNR, Gum Nebula. According to my sources Gum Nebula is the largest single entity that is fully visible from the Earth because Milky Way is not fully visible from anywhere.

      I have also included an annotated version.

      Dataset from which the image was processed

      NGC 2736

      11 credit

      Open
      Telescope Live
      AUS-2-CCD
      • 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
      Halpha8738h33
      OIII8738h33
      SII3820m32

      Vela Supernova Remnant and Pencil Nebula