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The Spaghetti Nebula, cataloged as Simeis 147 (or Sh2-240), is a sprawling supernova remnant about 3,000 light-years from Earth, straddling the border of the constellations Taurus and Auriga, named for the tangled, noodle-like web of glowing filaments that stretches across it. Spanning roughly 150 light-years, it's the slowly expanding shell of a massive star that exploded around 40,000 years ago, leaving behind a fast-spinning pulsar at its heart and a shockwave that's still racing outward through space. The nebula glows in the deep red light of ionized hydrogen and the teal of doubly-ionized oxygen, illuminated as the shockwave crashes into the cold gas of the surrounding interstellar medium. Despite covering an area of sky six times larger than the full moon, the Spaghetti Nebula has an extraordinarily low surface brightness that makes it nearly invisible to the eye and one of the most challenging deep-sky targets to photograph. This image was captured over many hours of imaging to coax out the intricate web of filaments, shock fronts, and delicate structure that ripple through the remnant. Printed on premium paper, it's a quiet, otherworldly centerpiece for any wall.
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The Spaghetti Nebula, cataloged as Simeis 147 (or Sh2-240), is a sprawling supernova remnant about 3,000 light-years from Earth, straddling the border of the constellations Taurus and Auriga, named for the tangled, noodle-like web of glowing filaments that stretches across it. Spanning roughly 150 light-years, it's the slowly expanding shell of a massive star that exploded around 40,000 years ago, leaving behind a fast-spinning pulsar at its heart and a shockwave that's still racing outward through space. The nebula glows in the deep red light of ionized hydrogen and the teal of doubly-ionized oxygen, illuminated as the shockwave crashes into the cold gas of the surrounding interstellar medium. Despite covering an area of sky six times larger than the full moon, the Spaghetti Nebula has an extraordinarily low surface brightness that makes it nearly invisible to the eye and one of the most challenging deep-sky targets to photograph. This image was captured over many hours of imaging to coax out the intricate web of filaments, shock fronts, and delicate structure that ripple through the remnant. Printed on premium paper, it's a quiet, otherworldly centerpiece for any wall.