The Pencil Nebula, a strangely shaped leftover from a vast explosion

The oddly shaped Pencil Nebula (NGC 2736) is pictured in this image from ESO��s La Silla Observatory in Chile. This nebula is a small part of a huge remnant left over after a supernova explosion that took place about 11 000 years ago. The image was produced by the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESO��s La Silla Observatory in Chile.

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About the Image

Id:	eso1236a
Type:	Observation
Release date:	12 September 2012, 12:00
Related releases:	eso1236
Size:	8357 x 8357 px

About the Object

Name:	NGC 2736
Type:	• Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Supernova Remnant
Distance:	800 light years
Constellation:	Vela
Category:	• Nebulae

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Coordinates

Position (RA):	9 0 12.02
Position (Dec):	-45° 57' 0.24"
Field of view:	33.16 x 33.16 arcminutes
Orientation:	North is 90.1° left of vertical

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Colours & filters

Band	Wavelength	Telescope
Optical B	456 nm	MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI
Optical V	540 nm	MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI
Optical R	652 nm	MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI
Optical H-alpha	659 nm	MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI

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