Hubble Space Telescope: Kepler's Supernova Remnant (visible-light data)
As the shock ploughs into material lost from the progenitor star after the initial supernova explosion, instabilities left in its wake cause the swept-up gas to fragment into clumps. The Hubble data also show thin filaments of gas. These filaments reveal where the shock wave is encountering lower-density, more uniform interstellar material.
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About the Image
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| Id: | opo0429i |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 6 October 2004, 18:00 |
| Size: | 1666 x 1666 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Kepler's SN |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Supernova Remnant |
| Distance: | 13000 light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
| Optical | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
| Optical | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
