HUBBLE ATLAS

Nebulae

Pan across N103B

March 30, 2017 · ESA/Hubble

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The supernova remnant N103B can be found in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. The elliptical-shaped gas cloud is the leftover of the past explosion and astronomers investigate it in the hope of finding the remains of the exploded star’s companion.

This pan shows N103B as well as the outskirts of the star cluster NGC 1850.