Hubble image archive
A Hubble View of Supernova 1987A
This is an image of the intricate remains of Supernova 1987A taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. The green hue reveals where the expanding shock wave from the exploded star is colliding with a ring of material around the supernova. The green represents the glow of visible lig...
- Date
- Jan 1, 2017
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2017-08-3991-image
This is an image of the intricate remains of Supernova 1987A taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. The green hue reveals where the expanding shock wave from the exploded star is colliding with a ring of material around the supernova. The green represents the glow of visible light.
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, and A. Angelich (NRAO/AUI/NSF)
Hubble Credit: NASA, ESA, and R. Kirshner (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation)
Credits
Image
NASA, ESA, A. Angelich (NRAO, AUI, NSF), Robert P. Kirshner (CfA, Moore Foundation)
Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | SN 1987A |
| Object Description | Supernova Remnant |
| R.A. Position | 05h 35m 28.03s |
| Dec. Position | -69° 16' 11".8 |
| Constellation | Dorado |
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