File:The Pencil Nebula, a strangely shaped leftover from a vast explosion.jpg

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English: The Pencil Nebula, a strangely shaped leftover from a vast explosion

The oddly shaped Pencil Nebula (NGC 2736) is pictured in this image from ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile. This nebula is a small part of a huge remnant left over after a supernova explosion that took place about 11 000 years ago. The image was produced by the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile.

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About the Image
Id:	eso1236a
Type:	Observation
Release date:	12 September 2012, 12:00
Related releases:	eso1236
Size:	8357 x 8357 px
About the Object
Name:	NGC 2736
Type:	• Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Supernova Remnant
Distance:	800 light years
Coordinates
Position (RA):	9h 0m 12.02s
Position (Dec):	-45° 57' 0.24"
Field of view:	33.16 x 33.16 arcminutes
Orientation: North is 90.1° left of vertical
Date 12 September 2012 12:00:00
Source http://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1236a/ (direct link)
Author Credit: ESO
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