Background Galaxy Found in Image of Vela Supernova Remnant
This image shows a distant, twinkling spiral galaxy — 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 NOIRLab.
Credit:CTIO/NOIRLab/DOE/NSF/AURA
Image Processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab), M. Zamani & D. de Martin (NSF NOIRLab)
About the Image
| Id: | noirlab2406h |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | March 12, 2024, 8 a.m. |
| Related releases: | noirlab2406 |
| Size: | 1300 x 1300 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope |
| Constellation: | Vela |
| Category: | Galaxies |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 8 23 57.09 |
| Position (Dec): | -43° 50' 48.84" |
| Field of view: | 1.24 x 1.24 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 1.1° right of vertical |
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Colors & filters
| Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |