Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Vela (Vel)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2645  ·  The star a Vel  ·  The star b Vel  ·  The star d Vel  ·  The star e Vel  ·  The star f Vel  ·  The star g Vel
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Mosaic of Vela Supernova Remnant and Gum Nebulae, Sean Liang
Mosaic of Vela Supernova Remnant and Gum Nebulae
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Mosaic of Vela Supernova Remnant and Gum Nebulae, Sean Liang
Mosaic of Vela Supernova Remnant and Gum Nebulae
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This mosaic image captures a spectacular region near the edge of the constellation Vela. The glowing bluish filaments on the right side are the "Vela Supernova Remnant", the aftermaths of a massive star blowing its gut out about 11,000 years ago. Our ancestors back then would have seen an extremely bright new star appearing in the sky, bright enough to be seen in broad daylight. The debris cloud from the death explosion drifted outward for 11,000 years, forming the complex nebula you see in this image. On the left side are RCW 3, NGC 2671 and RCW 32 (GUM15), a group of emission nebulae and star clusters.

(The original data was acquired from Telescope Live, which I processed using pixinsight and photoshop).

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Mosaic of Vela Supernova Remnant and Gum Nebulae, Sean Liang