The photo shows a beautiful tapestry of flowers and the ghostly remains of a giant star. Incredible
Fine structure of pink and orangeThe clouds are all that remains of a massive star that “died” in a powerful explosion about 11,000 years ago. When the most massive stars reach the end of their lives, they often go out in an explosion called a supernova. These explosions cause shock waves that travel through the surrounding gas, compressing it and creating complex thread-like structures. The released energy heats the gas "tentacles", causing them to glow brightly, as seen in this image.
The actual size of the photo is 554 millionpixels and it “weighs” more than a gigabyte. The supernova Vela (or Vela) was named after the southern constellation Vela. You can fit nine full moons in the image, and the supernova remnant is still larger. It is located not far from the Earth (on a cosmic scale)—only 800 light years away. The spectacular supernova remnant is one of the closest known to us.
Workflow for creating the final image. Photo: ESO
When the supernova exploded, the outermost layersthe progenitor stars were ejected into the surrounding gas, creating the very filaments seen in the image here. What's left of the star is a super-dense ball in which protons and electrons combine to form neutrons—a neutron star.
Full-size photographs are published on the observatory website.
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