Supernova Remnant DEM L316
The Gemini South Multi-Object Spectrograph (GMOS) recently captured a dramatic image of a vast cloud complex named DEM L316 located in the Large Magellanic Cloud. The peanut-shaped nebula appears to be a single object, but the latest research indicates that it is really comprised of two distinct gas and dust clouds formed by different types of supernova explosions.
Credit:P. Michaud, S. Fisher, and R. Carrasco from Gemini and T. Rector from the Univ. of Alaska at Anchorage/International Gemini Observatory
About the Image
| Id: | gemini0801a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | Jan. 8, 2008, 8 p.m. |
| Related releases: | gemini0801 |
| Size: | 2048 x 2048 px |
About the Object
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 5 47 6.96 |
| Position (Dec): | -69° 42' 11.40" |
| Field of view: | 4.98 x 4.98 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 58.0° left of vertical |
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Colors & filters
| Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical OIII | 499 nm | Gemini South GMOS-S |
| Optical SII | 672 nm | Gemini South GMOS-S |
| Optical H-alpha | 656 nm | Gemini South GMOS-S |