This colorful creation was made by combining data from two of NASA's
Great Observatories. Optical data of SNR 0509-67.5 and its
accompanying star field, taken with the Hubble Space Telescope, are composited with
X-ray energies from the Chandra X-ray Observatory. The result shows
soft green and blue hues of heated material from the X-ray data
surrounded by the glowing pink optical shell which shows the ambient gas being
shocked by the expanding blast wave from the supernova. Ripples in the shell's
appearance coincide with brighter areas of the X-ray data.
The Type 1a supernova that resulted in the creation of SNR 0509-67.5
occurred nearly 400 years ago for Earth viewers. The supernova
remnant, and its progenitor star reside in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a
small galaxy about 160,000 light-years from Earth. The bubble-shaped shroud
of gas is 23 light-years across and is expanding at more than 11 million
miles per hour (5,000 kilometers per second).
Data from Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys, taken in 2006 with a
filter that isolates light from glowing hydrogen were combined with
visible-light images of the surrounding star field that were imaged with Hubble's Wide
Field Camera 3 in 2010. These data were then merged with X-ray data from the Chandra
X-ray Observatory taken with the Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer (ACIS) in 2000 and 2007.
| Fast Facts for SNR 0509-67.5: |
| Credit |
X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO/J.Hughes et al, Optical: NASA/ESA/Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) |
| Release Date |
December 14, 2010 |
| Scale |
Image is 1.2 arcmin across (58 light years across). |
| Category |
Supernovas & Supernova Remnants |
| Coordinates (J2000) |
RA 05h 09m 31.7s | Dec -67° 31´ 18.01" |
| Constellation |
Dorado |
| Observation Date |
5/12/2000, 5/8/2007, 5/9/2007
|
| Observation Time |
31 hours 23 min |
| Obs. ID |
776, 7635, 8554
|
| Instrument |
ACIS
|
| Color Code |
X-ray (Green=0.2-1.5 keV, Blue=1.5-7 keV), Optical (Orange, Red, Violet) |
| Distance Estimate |
About 160,000 light years |
|
400 years ago, expanding 11 million miles an hour, how much larger would it be now?
Posted by joe bowling on Friday, 07.28.17 @ 12:07pm
The shock wave from the supernova is something else. Imagine seeing a supernova in our own galaxy. Now that would be a sight to see.
Posted by Michael A. Amato on Monday, 09.21.15 @ 20:29pm
I have read nearly your whole blog and must say that there is a lot of interesting stuff on this website.
Posted by regarder film on Wednesday, 11.7.12 @ 06:55am
The light from the explosion made it here 400 years ago? Makes me wonder how many other recent nearby supernovae escaped detection?
Posted by JP on Sunday, 01.15.12 @ 11:43am
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Posted by JWH on Wednesday, 05.18.11 @ 11:27am
The universe truly is amazing.
Posted by Vedette on Wednesday, 04.13.11 @ 12:38pm
Absolutely beautiful, an amazing fete that boggles my mind.
Posted by Peg Michenzi on Monday, 01.3.11 @ 20:41pm
These are the best images of the universe, spectacular, fantastic, very good, UNIQUE.
Posted by pedro jesus pato on Monday, 01.3.11 @ 17:51pm
Truly amazing.
Posted by Kalyaan on Thursday, 12.30.10 @ 07:46am
Magnificent, extremely fantastic.
Posted by Mr. Walter P. Moraes on Wednesday, 12.29.10 @ 07:37am
What a wonderful image.
Posted by Mark Ballington on Saturday, 12.18.10 @ 10:59am
Supremely beautiful image.
Posted by mustafa on Friday, 12.17.10 @ 12:49pm