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Resembling a hot chilli these superheated blue tendrils of ionised oxygen are remnants of a spectacular supernova that occurred some 11,000 years ago.Located in Vela some 800 LY distant, this small isolated section of this vast region silhouetted against a background rich in Ha seemed worthy of attention it’s own right - as after an exhaustive search, there don’t appear to be any stand alone studies online of this beautiful waveform.Photographed over three nights from my light polluted suburban backyard in Melbourne, Australia. 🇦🇺Acquisition was made using Stellarmate on a Rpi4 Processed in App, PS CC 2021, Topaz NR Ai & Nik.Captured via Stellarmate- 15.0 Hrs HaO3RGB Average seeing, Bortle 5/6 skies.Telescope : Takahashi TOA130 Mount: Takahashi NJPCamera: QSI 6162 WSG8 Filters: Chroma Ha 5nm, Chroma O3 3nm Chroma RG&BProcessed in Astropixel Processor Topaz AI & Photoshop CC 2021



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