The strange silhouette of Supernova 1181 has been revealed
Discovered in 2013, the remnant of Supernova 1181, at the sulfur wavelength, shows a silhouette unique to the galaxy. Confirms its origin: the merger of white dwarfs.
What a strange orb! This past January 12, astrophysicist Robert Wiesen (Dartmouth College) revealed the singular shape of the Pa30 ejecta, a supernova remnant that a long investigation in 2021 showed was actually the product of the collision of two white dwarfs. The event, 850 years ago, would have been seen by astronomers in Japan and China. “I’ve been studying supernova remnants for 30 years and I’ve never seen this in my life. There is no other object in the galaxy like it, Robert Visen emphasized during his press conference. Unveiling several phases discovered by American amateur astronomer Dana Pacek in 2013 in the archives of the telescope Infrared wise alien, and the body was first
What a strange orb! This past January 12, astrophysicist Robert Wiesen (Dartmouth College) revealed the singular shape of the Pa30 ejecta, a supernova remnant that a long investigation in 2021 showed was actually the product of the collision of two white dwarfs. The event, 850 years ago, would have been seen by astronomers in Japan and China.
“I have been studying supernova remnants for 30 years and have never seen this in my life. There is no other object in the galaxy that looks like it,” Robert Visen emphasized during his press conference.
The unveiling took place in several stages Discovered in 2013 by American amateur astronomer Dana Pachek in the archives of the Wise Infrared Space Telescope, the object was first…
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