Astronomy Picture of the Day -- Supernova Remnant Simeis 147: The Spaghetti Nebula

NASA ^ | Monday, April 25, 2016 | (see photo credit)

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Explanation: It's easy to get lost following the intricate strands of the Spaghetti Nebula. A supernova remnant cataloged as Simeis 147 and Sh2-240, the glowing gas filaments cover nearly 3 degrees -- 6 full moons -- on the sky. That's about 150 light-years at the stellar debris cloud's estimated distance of 3,000 light-years. This sharp composite includes image data taken through a narrow-band filter to highlight emission from hydrogen atoms tracing the shocked, glowing gas. The supernova remnant has an estimated age of about 40,000 years, meaning light from the massive stellar explosion first reached Earth about 40,000 years ago. But the expanding remnant is not the only aftermath. The cosmic catastrophe also left behind a spinning neutron star or pulsar, all that remains of the original star's core.

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[Credit and Copyright: Giuseppe Donatiello (Italy) and Tim Stone (USA)]

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The Big One

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OK...now I know where the god of the colander wearers lives! (;-/

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Pastafarians all over the world are deeply saddened....

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Oh, no! The Flying Spaghetti Monster movement has its own heavenly image of the divine.

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“Mama Mia that’s a spicy meat bowl!”