Observation by Luigi Morrone: SN1987A

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Luigi Morrone

Observer

Luigi Morrone

Observed

2022 Oct 24 - 00:00

Uploaded

2025 Jan 24 - 09:23

Objects

The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC)

Equipment

Setup: ASA1000,Mount ASA Alt-Az Direct Drive Mount,FLI PL 16803, Astrodon filters HaOiiiLRGB 2"

Location

Chile

Target name

Supernova

Title

SN1987A

About this image

Behold SN 1987A: The ghostly remnant of a stellar explosion, surrounded by a mesmerizing tapestry of glowing hydrogen-alpha filaments. This cosmic masterpiece reveals the intricate beauty of stellar death, where fiery tendrils of gas and dust weave the story of a supernova that lit up the cosmos in 1987, 168,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud."
HaOiiiLRGB:3x300s
Setup: ASA1000,Mount ASA Alt-Az Direct Drive Mount,FLI PL 16803, Astrodon filters HaOiiiLRGB 2"
Credits:E.Guido, L.Morrone, Telescope Live

Files associated with this observation

SN1987A_Guido_Morrone_TL_HST_baa.jpg (1.8 MB)

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