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English: The Pencil Nebula, a strangely shaped leftover from a vast explosion
The oddly shaped Pencil Nebula (NGC 2736) is pictured in this image from ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile. This nebula is a small part of a huge remnant left over after a supernova explosion that took place about 11 000 years ago. The image was produced by the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile. Credit: ESO About the Image Id: eso1236a Type: Observation Release date: 12 September 2012, 12:00 Related releases: eso1236 Size: 8357 x 8357 px About the Object Name: NGC 2736 Type: • Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Supernova Remnant Distance: 800 light years Coordinates Position (RA): 9h 0m 12.02s Position (Dec): -45° 57' 0.24" Field of view: 33.16 x 33.16 arcminutesOrientation: North is 90.1° left of vertical |
| Date | 12 September 2012 12:00:00 |
| Source | http://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1236a/ (direct link) |
| Author | Credit: ESO |
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