Optical image of the Vela supernova remnant (SNR),a roughly circular shell of fine luminous gas filaments about 1500 light years from Earth. Almost at centre of the shell is pulsar 0833-45,a rapidly spinning neutron star which is believed to be the remains of a star that exploded some 12,000 years ago. This image was obtained by combining 3 photos taken at different wavelengths by the UK Schmidt Telescope in Australia; it revealed a faint blue rim,of unknown cause,which lies just outside the brighter red glow of the filaments | |
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Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Royal Observatory, Edinburgh / AATB |
Taille de l’image : | 4025 px × 4961 px |
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