About the Object Object Name: LMC N 63A Object Description: Supernova Remnant Position (J2000): R.A. 05h 35m 43s Dec. -66° 02' 32" Constellation: Dorado Distance: The distance to the LMC is roughly 160,000 light-years (50 kpc). Dimensions: This image is 1.4 arcminutes (68 light-years or 21 parsecs) wide. About the Data Data Description: This image is a composite of archived Hubble observations from proposal 6698 by Y.-H. Chu, R. Williams, J. Dickel , A. Caulet, and R. Klinger (University of Illinois at Urbana ? Champaign), and E.Gotthelf (Columbia Astrophysics Lab); and proposal 8110 by Y.-H. Chu (University of Illinois at Urbana ? Champaign), D. Bomans (Universitat Bochum, Astronomisches Institut), G. Garcia-Segura (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico), A. Laval (Observatoire de Marseille), S. Points (Cerro Tololo Interamerican Obs.), M. Rosado (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico), K. Weis (Universitat Bochum, Astronomisches Institut), and H. Yang (Rice University). The main science team is composed of Y.-H. Chu, R. Williams, and J. Dickel (University of Illinois at Urbana ? Champaign). Instrument: WFPC2 Exposure Date(s): October 8, 1997 and September 12, 2000 Exposure Time: 1.3 hours Filters: F502N ([O III]), F656N (Hα), F673N ([S II]) About the Image Image Credit: NASA, ESA, HEIC, and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) Release Date: June 7, 2005 Orientation: Supernova Remnant N 63A Menagerie [ http://imgsrc.hubbl…]
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About the Object Object Name: LMC N 63A Object Description: Supernova Remnant Position (J2000): R.A. 05h 35m 43s Dec. -66° 02' 32" Constellation: Dorado Distance: The distance to the LMC is roughly 160,000 light-years (50 kpc). Dimensions: This image is 1.4 arcminutes (68 light-years or 21 parsecs) wide. About the Data Data Description: This image is a composite of archived Hubble observations from proposal 6698 by Y.-H. Chu, R. Williams, J. Dickel , A. Caulet, and R. Klinger (University of Illinois at Urbana ? Champaign), and E.Gotthelf (Columbia Astrophysics Lab); and proposal 8110 by Y.-H. Chu (University of Illinois at Urbana ? Champaign), D. Bomans (Universitat Bochum, Astronomisches Institut), G. Garcia-Segura (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico), A. Laval (Observatoire de Marseille), S. Points (Cerro Tololo Interamerican Obs.), M. Rosado (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico), K. Weis (Universitat Bochum, Astronomisches Institut), and H. Yang (Rice University). The main science team is composed of Y.-H. Chu, R. Williams, and J. Dickel (University of Illinois at Urbana ? Champaign). Instrument: WFPC2 Exposure Date(s): October 8, 1997 and September 12, 2000 Exposure Time: 1.3 hours Filters: F502N ([O III]), F656N (Hα), F673N ([S II]) About the Image Image Credit: NASA, ESA, HEIC, and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) Release Date: June 7, 2005 Orientation: Supernova Remnant N 63A Menagerie [ http://imgsrc.hubbl…]
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*Release Date*:June 7, 2005 09:00 AM (EDT)
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*Release Date*:June 7, 2005 09:00 AM (EDT)
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*News Release Number:*: STScI-2005-15a
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*Title*:Supernova Remnant Menagerie
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*Title*:Supernova Remnant Menagerie
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The Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2) was used to obtain images of a violent and chaotic-looking mass of gas and dust known as N 63A. The dissolve sequence builds from a Spitzer telescope infrared image of the area, adding the Chandra X-ray image, and the Hubble visible-light images, which dissolves to the Hubble composite of the beautiful supernova remnant.
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The Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2) was used to obtain images of a violent and chaotic-looking mass of gas and dust known as N 63A. The dissolve sequence builds from a Spitzer telescope infrared image of the area, adding the Chandra X-ray image, and the Hubble visible-light images, which dissolves to the Hubble composite of the beautiful supernova remnant.
