Artist’s interpretation of the calcium-rich supernova 2019ehk (annotated)
Shown in orange is the calcium-rich material created in the explosion. Purple coloring represents gas shed by the star right before the explosion, which then produced bright X-ray emission when the material collided with the supernova shockwave.
Credit:A. M. Geller/Northwestern University/CTIO/SOAR/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
About the Image
Id: | noirlab2019c |
Type: | Artwork |
Release date: | Aug. 5, 2020, 6:05 a.m. |
Related releases: | noirlab2019 |
Size: | 3840 x 3840 px |
About the Object
Name: | SN 2019ehk |
Category: | Illustrations |