Uv Image Of Supernova Sn 1987a is a photograph by Nasa/esa/stsci/d.jacobsen, Et Al./ Science Photo Library which was uploaded on September 24th, 2018.
Uv Image Of Supernova Sn 1987a
Supernova SN 1987A. Ultraviolet image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) of the supernova SN 1987A (bright at centre) surrounded by a circular... more
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Uv Image Of Supernova Sn 1987a
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Supernova SN 1987A. Ultraviolet image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) of the supernova SN 1987A (bright at centre) surrounded by a circular shell of gas. A foreground star is at bottom left. In a supernova explosion the star's centre collapses in a few seconds and a wave of energy blows the star apart creating a remnant (circular shell) composed of gas and debris from the original star. SN 1987A was discovered on February 23rd 1987 in the Large Magellanic Cloud, at a distance of about 155,000 light years. The image was taken after HST was serviced to remove the aberration that was affecting its optics.
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