Dust Bowl of Supernova 1987A

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nrao_Gallery_SN1987A_Illustration_FINAL-1  

Credit: A. Angelich; NRAO/AUI/NSF

This artist\'s illustration of supernova 1987A reveals the cold, inner regions of the exploded star\'s remnants (red) where tremendous amounts of dust were detected and imaged by ALMA. This inner region is contrasted with the outer shell (blue), where the energy from the supernova is colliding (green) with the envelope of gas ejected from the star prior to its powerful detonation.

Provider: National Radio Astronomy Observatory

Image Source: https://public.nrao.edu/?post_type=release=7726

Curator: NRAO/AUI/NSF, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)

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Image Type
Artwork
Object Name
Supernova 1987A
Subject - Local Universe
Nebula > Type > Supernova Remnant

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Gallery_SN1987A_Illustration_FINAL-1
Subject Category
C.4.1.4  
Subject Name
Supernova 1987A
Credits
A. Angelich; NRAO/AUI/NSF
Release Date
Lightyears
1.68E+05
Redshift
1.68E+05
Reference Url
https://public.nrao.edu/?post_type=release=7726
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Artwork
Image Quality
Good
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Equinox
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NRAO/AUI/NSF
URL
https://public.nrao.edu
Name
NRAO/AUI/NSF
Email
outreach@nrao.edu
Telephone
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520 Edgemont Road
City
Charlottesville
State/Province
Virginia
Publisher
NRAO/AUI/NSF
Publisher ID
nrao
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Metadata Date
2018-05-10T16:25:09-04:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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