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    ✧ Vela supernova remnant ✧

    The Vela supernova remnant, in the southern constellation Vela, is one of the closest known supernova remnants to Earth, being around 800 light-years away. Its source Type II supernova exploded approximately 11,000 years ago. The association of the Vela supernova remnant with the Vela Puls...

    #EuropeanSouthernObservatory #VelaPulsar #VLTSurveyTelescope #Earth #CrabPulsar #Wikipedia
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vela_sup

  2. #JWST is often cited for its amazing work with galaxies, BUT LOOK AT IT DISSECTING UP THE CRAB NEBULA AND SHOWING US STAR GUTS FROM A 1000-YEAR OLD STELLAR DETONATION.

    Wow! Look at the pulsar!

    So epic that we can see this detail, the different structures, elements, velocities, energies, etc. from an event that Chinese and Japanese astronomers witnessed and documented 1000 years back.

    We're connected through time with this event to them!

    arxiv.org/abs/2406.00172

    #CrabPulsar #Pulsar #Supernova #Astrophysics #Astrodon