APOD: 2019 December 11 - N63A: Supernova Remnant in Visible and X-ray

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Thank you, my friend Maj William W. 'Bill' Price for posting the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) for Wednesday, December 11, 2019 entitled "N63A: Supernova Remnant in Visible and X-Ray."
Image: N63A - Supernova Remnant in Visible and X-ray - Image Credit- NASA, ESA, Hubble, Chandra; Processing & License - Judy Schmidt
"Explanation: What has this supernova left behind? As little as 2,000 years ago, light from a massive stellar explosion in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) first reached planet Earth. The LMC is a close galactic neighbor of our Milky Way Galaxy and the rampaging explosion front is now seen moving out - destroying or displacing ambient gas clouds while leaving behind relatively dense knots of gas and dust. What remains is one of the largest supernova remnants in the LMC: N63A. Many of the surviving dense knots have been themselves compressed and may further contract to form new stars. Some of the resulting stars may then explode in a supernova, continuing the cycle. Featured here is a combined image of N63A in the X-ray from the Chandra Space Telescope and in visible light by Hubble. The prominent knot of gas and dust on the upper right -- informally dubbed the Firefox -- is very bright in visible light, while the larger supernova remnant shines most brightly in X-rays. N63A spans over 25 light years and lies about 150,000 light years away toward the southern constellation of Dorado."

SuperNova Remnant - Glow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkvcYivBqcM

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Great share and APOD: "N63A: Supernova Remnant in Visible and X-Ray." Thanks Maj William W. 'Bill' Price Always find these interesting to read and view brother - have a great evening Bill!