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Collection:
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NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Collection
NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Collection
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Title:
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Supernova SN1987A in the Large Magellanic Cloud
Title
Supernova SN1987A in the Large Magellanic Cloud
Title
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Full Description:
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Glittering stars and wisps of gas create a breathtaking backdrop for the self-destruction of a massive star, called supernova 1987A, in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a nearby galaxy. Astronomers in the Southern hemisphere witnessed the brilliant explosion of this star on Feb. 23, 1987. Shown in this NASA Hubble Space Telescope image, the supernova remnant, surrounded by inner and outer rings of material, is set in a forest of ethereal, diffuse clouds of gas. This three-color image is composed of several pictures of the supernova and its neighboring region taken with the Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 in Sept. 1994, Feb. 1996 and July 1997. The many bright blue stars nearby the supernova are massive stars, each more than six times heftier than our Sun. They are members of the same generation of stars as the star that went supernova about 12 million years ago. The presence of bright gas clouds is another sign of the youth of this region, which still appears to be a fertile breeding ground for new stars. In a few years the supernova's fast moving material will sweep the inner ring with full force, heating and exciting its gas, and will produce a new series of cosmic fireworks that will offer a striking view for more than a decade.
Full_Description
Glittering stars and wisps of gas create a breathtaking backdrop for the self-destruction of a massive star, called supernova 1987A, in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a nearby galaxy. Astronomers in the Southern hemisphere witnessed the brilliant explosion of this star on Feb. 23, 1987. Shown in this NASA Hubble Space Telescope image, the supernova remnant, surrounded by inner and outer rings of material, is set in a forest of ethereal, diffuse clouds of gas. This three-color image is composed of several pictures of the supernova and its neighboring region taken with the Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 in Sept. 1994, Feb. 1996 and July 1997. The many bright blue stars nearby the supernova are massive stars, each more than six times heftier than our Sun. They are members of the same generation of stars as the star that went supernova about 12 million years ago. The presence of bright gas clouds is another sign of the youth of this region, which still appears to be a fertile breeding ground for new stars. In a few years the supernova's fast moving material will sweep the inner ring with full force, heating and exciting its gas, and will produce a new series of cosmic fireworks that will offer a striking view for more than a decade.
Full Description
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Date:
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02/04/1999
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NASA Center:
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Hubble Space Telescope Center
NASA_Center
Hubble Space Telescope Center
NASA Center
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Subject Category:
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Deep Space Studies
Subject_Category
Deep Space Studies
Subject Category
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Subject Category:
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Hubble
Subject_Category
Hubble
Subject Category
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Keywords:
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Space
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Keywords:
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Field
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Keywords:
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Cloud
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Keywords:
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Camera
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Keywords:
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Telescope
Keywords
Telescope
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Wide
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Keywords:
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Planetary
Keywords
Planetary
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Hubble
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Keywords:
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HST
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Keywords:
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WFPC
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Keywords:
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Supernova
Keywords
Supernova
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Large
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Keywords:
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Magellanic
Keywords
Magellanic
Keywords
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Keywords:
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1987A
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Audience:
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General Public
Audience
General Public
Audience
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facet_what:
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Camera 2
facet_what
Camera 2
facet_what
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facet_what:
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FAST
facet_what
FAST
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Sun
facet_what
Sun
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Aura
facet_what
Aura
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Hubble Space Telescope (HST)
facet_what
Hubble Space Telescope (HST)
facet_what
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facet_where:
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Large Magellanic Cloud
facet_where
Large Magellanic Cloud
facet_where
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facet_when:
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July 1997
facet_when
July 1997
facet_when
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facet_when:
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02-04-1999
facet_when
02-04-1999
facet_when
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facet_when_year:
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1997
facet_when_year
1997
facet_when_year
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facet_when_year:
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1999
facet_when_year
1999
facet_when_year
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Image #:
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PR99-04
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original_url:
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original_url
original_url
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UID:
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SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-00 0948
UID
SPD-GRIN-GPN-2000-00 0948
UID
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Center:
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HSTI
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Center Number:
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PR99-04
Center_Number
PR99-04
Center Number
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GRIN DataBase Number:
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GPN-2000-000948
GRIN_DataBase_Number
GPN-2000-000948
GRIN DataBase Number
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Creator-Photographer:
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NASA, The Hubble Heritage Team, STScI, AURA
Creator-Photographer
NASA, The Hubble Heritage Team, STScI, AURA
Creator-Photographer
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Original Source:
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DIGITAL
Original_Source
DIGITAL
Original Source
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