Vela and Surrounding Constellations

The Pencil Nebula: Remnants of an Exploded Star (NGC 2736)

Remnants from a star that exploded thousands of years ago created a celestial abstract portrait, as captured in this NASA Hubble Space Telescope image of the Pencil Nebula. Officially known as NGC 2736, the Pencil Nebula is part of the huge Vela supernova remnant, located in the...

SuperCOSMOS H-alpha Survey (SHS) Image of Vela Supernova Remnant

The H-alpha survey was undertaken by the Anglo-Australian Observatory on behalf of the UK and Australian communities and had been scanned and put on line under the auspices of the Wide Field Astronomy unit. The Vela mosaic has been put together from this data by Mike Read and...

AAO Image of Pencil Nebula with Outline of ACS Field

Zoom into ACS Image of the Pencil Nebula

A zoom into the southern constellation Vela to reveal the magnificent remnants of the Pencil Nebula. Zoom continues to Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys image of a small portion of the Pencil Nebula's wispy filamentary structures. The nebula's shape suggests that it is part...