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VELA SUPERNOVA REMNANT
Vela
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(ra: 8:29 / dec -44:28)
January 20th 2008, taken from Mercedes Buenos Aires Province
DATA
TYPE: Supernova Remnant in Vela
VISUAL MAGNITUDE: N/A
IMAGE FIELD OF VIEW: 97 x 72 arc minutes
DISTANCE: 800 light years
OBJECT DESCRIPTION
The picture shows part of this large Vela Supernova Remnant region. The filaments structures is the result of a massive star that exploded some 11.000 to 12.000 years ago. The outer layers of the stars expanded to the interstellar space forming the gas structures with high energy particles which is still visible today.
The object presents a huge relative size that gives the possibility to explore some other interesting areas. Unfortunately due time constrains I had to quit the session without the Luminance channel
IMAGE INFORMATION
SCOPE: William Optics ZenithStar 66, WO 0.8 Compressor riding in a LXD 75 Mount
SKY CONDITIONS: rural skies, Seeing 3 arcs seconds, Transparency good. Windy night
CAMERA: Starlight Xpress SXVF H9 @f 4.8
FILTERS: Astronomik Ha, Type II, Atik Filter Wheel
IMAGE ACQUISITION: AstroArt 3.0, CCD Control Interface 3.72
EXPOSURES: HaRGB (50,20,20,20)
PROCESSED: Calibrated (no darks, no flats, no offsets) in ImagesPlus. Digital Development in ImagesPlus, CCD Sharp, Photoshop CS
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