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ITEM REFERENCE1882
PERMANENT LINKhttps://astro.ing.iac.es/outreach/?1882
EXTACCESSyes
COLLECTIONImage archive
TITLENGC 6995 and NGC6992, part of the Cygnus Loop
KEYWORDSSupernova Remnants
DATE1992-01-01
DESCRIPTIONThe Cygnus Loop is the remnant of a type II supernova. For a few days the supernova emitted as much energy as a whole galaxy. When it was all over, a large fraction of the star was blown into space as a supernova remnant, which its typical at most few light-years across. Photographic 3-colour composition from the Isaac Newton Telescope. PDF version: https://www.ing.iac.es/PR/dissemination/remnant.pdf
CREDITMalin-IAC-RGO (copyright).
TELESCOPEINT
INSTRUMENTPhotographic camera
RELATED URLhttps://www.ing.iac.es/PR/dissemination/remnant.pdf
THUMB_75
https://www.ing.iac.es/PR/science/int007s.jpg
AVAILABLE FILESJPG (75K) 320×400 pixels
TIMESTAMP2024-08-27 22:46:22
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