When a star dies in a powerful supernova, it causes its incredibly hot remains to explode into the universe.
A team of researchers at Australia's national science agency collected data from theASKAP radio telescope and fed it into Setonix, a brand new supercomputer.
Setonix created a stunning image that was published in The Conversation.
According to the researchers, the SNR was first identified as one in 1967, and is believed to be over one million years old. It is close to 10,000 to 15000 light years away.
It's not clear which type of SNR we're looking at, but we can at least enjoy it.
The appearance of an SNR is due to its tendency to sweep up, compress, and then heat up drifting material. The magnetic fields that trap energy can be captured in radio telescopes.
The researchers say that their project proved to be a good way of testing the Setonix supercomputer. To map out something as complex as an SNR in high detail is no small feat, as the data collected from ASKAP is a lot.
When Setonix was put to work, it spit out the image in less than a day.
It means that more ambitious observations by ASKAP could be processed by Setonix in the future, which will allow scientists to get a closer look at the interstellar medium.
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