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Image: Composite image of Supernova 1987A

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Description: This image shows the remnant of Supernova 1987A seen in light of very different wavelengths. ALMA data (in red) shows newly formed dust in the centre of the remnant. Hubble (in green) and Chandra (in blue) data show the expanding shock wave.
Title: Composite image of Supernova 1987A
Credit: http://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1401a/
Author: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/A. Angelich. Visible light image: the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. X-Ray image: The NASA Chandra X-Ray Observatory
Usage Terms: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
License: CC BY 4.0
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