Once there was a star.... that went supernova!

Spad
Posted 25/07/2025 - 17:13 Link
This is the Cygnus Loop. A supernova remnant in the Cygnus constellation.

This was a star 20 times more massive than our Sun that exploded 10,000 to 20,000 years ago. Humans on the Earth at the time were able to see it during the day, and at night it was brighter than Venus!

It is about 2400 lightyears from us, that is 139,200 trillion miles away!

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Posted 25/07/2025 - 18:24 Link
Wow, great work!
1stEverPentax
Posted 25/07/2025 - 18:40 Link
Another great image Spad.

My imagination working overtime again though...looks like a stand-off between a pirate on the left and a demon with melted face on the right !

I'm beginning to suspect the universe has its own resident artist working on a cosmic scale.
LennyBloke
Posted 25/07/2025 - 20:34 Link
loadoftripe wrote:
Wow, great work!
Couldn't agree more - superb work
LennyBloke
SSF1957
Posted 26/07/2025 - 07:13 Link
As ever I am in awe of your astro work, please keep sharing
Stephen

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K10D
Posted 26/07/2025 - 07:34 Link
Almost makes photographing earthly objects pointless.

Superb work.

Best regards
Too far from a shore.
Spad
Posted 27/07/2025 - 00:27 Link
1stEverPentax wrote:
Another great image Spad.

My imagination working overtime again though...looks like a stand-off between a pirate on the left and a demon with melted face on the right !

I'm beginning to suspect the universe has its own resident artist working on a cosmic scale.
I love your description

Thank you everyone
davidwozhere
Posted 28/07/2025 - 00:44 Link
Magnificent.
Both the *istDS and the K5 are incurably addicted to old glass

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