High resolution SN 1987A by NTT

Eso_08_sn-1987a_cc_1024

eso_08_sn-1987a_cc March 12th, 2010

Credit: ESO

A high resolution image of supernova SN 1987A taken with the New Technology Telescope (NTT) and processed to remove the images of the supernova envelope. The inner, structured nebula is composed of a mixture of gas and dust. The outer smooth nebula, shaped like “Napoleon´s hat”, is a pure reflection nebula. The widths of the arms and the three fields of stars to the lower right are about 0.45 arcseconds across, the seeing limit at the time of the exposure. The field size is 13.5 x 12.6 arcseconds.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/08_sn-1987a_cc/

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 Type
Observation
Object Name
SN 1987A
Subject - Local Universe
Star > Evolutionary Stage > Supernova

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Pseudocolor NTT (None) Optical -
Eso_08_sn-1987a_cc_1280
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ID
08_sn-1987a_cc
Subject Category
C.3.1.8  
Subject Name
SN 1987A
Credits
ESO
Release Date
2010-03-12T18:51:41
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/08_sn-1987a_cc/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
New Technology Telescope
Instrument
None
Color Assignment
Pseudocolor
Band
Optical
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
Quality
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
08_sn-1987a_cc
Metadata Date
2010-03-10T15:58:20+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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