Deep-Sky Object
Supernova Remnant
The expanding wreckage of a dead star.
Shock-heated gas and dust expanding into the interstellar medium following a supernova, glowing across radio, optical, and X-ray wavelengths.
Overview
Shock-heated gas and dust expanding into the interstellar medium following a supernova, glowing across radio, optical, and X-ray wavelengths.
See also
Crab Nebula (M1)
The expanding remnant of a 1054 AD supernova.
Bok Globule
A small, dark dust cocoon harbouring a young star.
Stellar Bubble
An ISM bubble blown by a single massive star.
Round Planetary Nebula
Shell of ionized gas expelled by a dying low-to-intermediate-mass star.
Elliptical Planetary Nebula
Shell of ionized gas expelled by a dying low-to-intermediate-mass star.
Bipolar Planetary Nebula
Shell of ionized gas expelled by a dying low-to-intermediate-mass star.