Title
Kepler's Supernova Remnant
Caption
Kepler's Supernova Remnant: A View from Spitzer Space Telescope. This Spitzer false-colour image is a composite of data from the 24 micron channel of Spitzer's multiband imaging photometer (red), and three channels of its infrared array camera: 8 micron (yellow), 5.6 micron (blue), and 4.8 micron (green). Stars are most prominent in the two shorter wavelengths, causing them to show up as turquoise. The supernova remnant is most prominent at 24 microns, arising from dust that has been heated by the supernova shock wave, and re-radiated in the infrared. The 8 micron data shows infrared emission from regions closely associated with the optically emitting regions. These are the densest regions being encountered by the shock wave, and probably arose from condensations in the surrounding material that was lost by the supernova star before it exploded.
Date
21th century
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP15A02_208
License type
Rights managed
Available size
50,5Mb (1,1Mb) / 14,0in x 14,0in / 4200 x 4200 (300dpi)