Thursday, February 7, 2008

Double Supernova Remnants DEM L316


Astronomy Picture of the Day - Jan. 28, 2008
Are these two supernova shells related? To help find out, the 8-meter Gemini Telescope located high atop a mountain in Chile was pointed at the unusual, huge, double-lobed cloud dubbed DEM L316. The resulting image, shown above, yields tremendous detail.
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