First hint of knot STIS H-alpha
This image from the Hubble's Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) shows a new and unprecedented look at the light-year wide ring of glowing gas around supernova 1987A, the nearest stellar explosion in 400 years, which occurred in February 1987.
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About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo9808i |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 10 February 1998, 06:00 |
| Size: | 320 x 240 px |
About the Object
| Name: | SN 1987A |
| Type: | • Local Universe : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Supernova • Stars Images/Videos • Miscellaneous Images/Videos |
| Distance: | 170000 light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
| Optical H-alpha |
Hubble Space Telescope STIS |
