{"id":25444,"date":"2022-10-31T09:00:25","date_gmt":"2022-10-31T13:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=25444"},"modified":"2022-10-28T16:14:28","modified_gmt":"2022-10-28T20:14:28","slug":"eso-vlt-captures-the-vast-cloudy-remains-of-the-vela-supernova-remnant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=25444","title":{"rendered":"ESO: VLT captures the vast cloudy remains of the Vela supernova remnant"},"content":{"rendered":"

A report for the Halloween season from the European Southern Observatory (ESO)<\/a>:<\/p>\n

ESO captures the ghost of a giant star<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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This image shows a spectacular view of the orange and pink clouds that make up what remains after the explosive death of a massive star \u2014 the Vela supernova remnant. This detailed image consists of 554 million pixels, and is a combined mosaic image of observations taken with the 268-million-pixel OmegaCAM camera at the VLT Survey Telescope, hosted at ESO\u2019s Paranal Observatory.\u00a0 OmegaCAM can take images through several filters that each let the telescope see the light emitted in a distinct colour. To capture this image, four filters have been used, represented here by a combination of magenta, blue, green and red. The result is an extremely detailed and stunning view of both the gaseous filaments in the remnant and the foreground bright blue stars that add sparkle to the image.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A spooky spider web, magical dragons or wispy trails of ghosts? What do you see in this image of the Vela supernova remnant? This beautiful tapestry of colours shows the ghostly remains of a gigantic star, and was captured here in incredible detail with the VLT Survey Telescope, hosted at the European Southern Observatory\u2019s (ESO\u2019s) Paranal site in Chile.<\/p>\n

The wispy structure of pink and orange clouds is all that remains of a massive star that ended its life in a powerful explosion around 11 000 years ago. When the most massive stars reach the end of their life, they often go out with a bang, in an outburst called a supernova. These explosions cause shock waves that move through the surrounding gas, compressing it and creating intricate thread-like structures. The energy released heats the gaseous tendrils, making them shine brightly, as seen in this image.<\/p>\n