Vela Super­nova Rem­nant Mosaic

Vela SNR - Astrophotography Martin Rusterholz

The Vela super­nova rem­nant is a super­nova rem­nant in the south­ern con­stel­la­tion Vela. Its source Type II super­nova exploded approx­im­ately 11,000 years ago and was about 900 light-years away. It is one of the closest SNR known to us.

The image is com­posed of 2 pan­nels of long exposed Ha and OIII com­bined as HOO.

[descrip­tion from wikipedia]

Details

Tele­scope:
Taka­hashi FSQ-106EDX III
Mount:
10Micron GM2000 HPSII
Cam­era:
QHY600M-PH
Fil­ters:
Astro­don Gen2
Expos­ure:
HOO 1360:1325 min.
Loc­a­tion:
San Pedro de Atacama — Chile
Author:
© Mar­tin Ruster­holz, Astrophotographer

Find­er Chart Vela Super­nova Remnant

Vela SNR Sky Chart - Astrophotography Martin Rusterholz

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About Me

Hello, my name is Martin Rusterholz. I’m a Swiss amateur astrophotographer living near Zurich, the biggest town in Switzerland. My interest in astronomy started when I was 16. At that time, I built my first Newtonian telescope and mount. I studied physics at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) which was the only study including at least some aspects of astronomy and astrophysics. “Looking at the nights sky is an experience touching everybody deeply inside, something common to all human beings independent to the language spoken by the individuals”. Deep-sky astrophotography is my passion.

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