The rim of RCW 86

Eso_eso0923a_1024

eso_eso0923a June 25th, 2009

Credit: ESO/E. Helder & NASA/Chandra

Image of part of a stellar remnant whose explosion was recorded in 185 AD. By studying this remnant in detail, a team of astronomers was able to solve the mystery of the Milky Way’s super-efficient particle accelerators. The team shows that the shock wave visible in this area is very efficient at accelerating particles and the energy used in this process matches the number of cosmic rays observed on Earth. North is toward the top right and east to the top left. The image is about 6 arc minutes across.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0923a/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
RCW 86
Subject - Milky Way
Nebula > Type > Supernova Remnant
Eso_eso0923a_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 14h 45m 8.1s
DEC = -62° 17’ 57.3”
Orientation
North is 70.6° CW
Field of View
7.0 x 4.0 arcminutes
Constellation
Circinus

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Chandra (None) X-ray -
Red VLT (None) Optical -
Eso_eso0923a_1280
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ID
eso0923a
Subject Category
B.4.1.4  
Subject Name
RCW 86
Credits
ESO/E. Helder & NASA/Chandra
Release Date
2009-06-25T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0923a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Chandra X-ray Observatory, Very Large Telescope
Instrument
None, None
Color Assignment
Blue, Red
Band
X-ray, Optical
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
221.283859253, -62.2992401123
Reference Dimension
1672.0, 947.0
Reference Pixel
843.409995798, 496.974726442
Scale
-7.018669e-05, 7.018669e-05
Rotation
-70.56964846740
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
European Southern Observatory
URL
http://www.eso.org/
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City
Garching bei München
State/Province
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID
eso
Resource ID
eso0923a
Resource URL
https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso0923a.tif
Related Resources
Metadata Date
2009-06-19T17:11:57+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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