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Oldest Recorded Supernova

Oldest Recorded Supernova Fine Art Print

From $59 · 12 × 9" to 30 × 23"

  • Museum-quality archival, acid-free paper
  • Ships rolled in a durable tube
  • Usually ready to ship in 5–7 business days

About this image

This image combines data from four different space telescopes to create a multi-wavelength view of all that remains of the oldest documented example of a supernova, called RCW 86. The Chinese witnessed the event in 185 A.D., documenting a mysterious "guest star" that remained in the sky for eight months. X-ray images from the European Space Agency's XMM-Newton Observatory and NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory are combined to form the blue and green colors in the image. The X-rays show the interstellar gas that has been heated to millions of degrees by the passage of the shock wave from the supernova.

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