Supernova Remnant Puppis A
Puppis A (Pup A) is a supernova remnant about 100 light-years in diameter and roughly 6500–7000 light-years away. This object is one of the many cosmic treasures found within the new 1.3 gigapixel Vela Supernova Remnant image, captured with the Department of Energy-fabricated Dark Energy Camera, mounted on the US National Science Foundation's Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile, a Program of NSF’s NOIRLab. Although Pup A overlaps the Vela Supernova Remnant, it is four times more distant.
Credit:CTIO/NOIRLab/DOE/NSF/AURA
Image Processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF’s NOIRLab), M. Zamani & D. de Martin (NSF’s NOIRLab)
About the Image
Id: | noirlab2406f |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | March 12, 2024, 8 a.m. |
Related releases: | noirlab2406 |
Size: | 2079 x 2079 px |
About the Object
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Coordinates
Position (RA): | 8 24 27.58 |
Position (Dec): | -43° 0' 21.85" |
Field of view: | 9.35 x 9.35 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 1.1° right of vertical |
Colors & filters
Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
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Optical OIII | 501 nm | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope DECam |
Optical S II | 673 nm | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope DECam |
Optical H-alpha + NII | 662 nm | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope DECam |