T-ReCS mid-infrared image around Supernova 1987A

International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA

T-ReCS mid-infrared image around Supernova 1987A

This T-ReCS mid-infrared image reveals a dusty equatorial ring around Supernova 1987A as well as a faint trace of the explosion ejecta.

About the Image

ID: geminiann04009a
Type: Collage

About the Object

Name: SN 1987A

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