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Vela Supernova Remnant
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Supernova remnant some 800 light years from Sol. This nebula is the remnant of a supernova that exploded about 10,000 years B.T. The Vela Supernova Remnant is near the centre of a much older nebula, the Gum Nebula (Gum 12) which is itself the remnant of a supernova.
Location of Swallowflight and the Vela Immunity.
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- Supernova Remnant - Text by M. Alan Kazlev
The expanding and cooling shell of gas and dust that is visible for thousands of years after a supernova. After a few tens of thousands of years supernova remnants mix with the interstellar medium and dissipate. - Swallowflight
- Vela Immunity
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Text by M. Alan Kazlev
Initially published on 12 December 2001.
Initially published on 12 December 2001.
