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CTB 1
CTB 1 is a large, faint supernova remnant in the constellation Cassiopeia, identified through radio observations in 1960. It consists of an expanding shell of material produced by a stellar explosion and is also visible at optical wavelengths, especially through emissions from ionized oxygen and hydrogen. Amateur astrophotographers sometimes call it the Medulla Nebula because of the filamentary ap...
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W49B
W49B represents the expanding debris field of a long-dead star located in the Aquila constellation approximately 33,000 light-years from Earth. This supernova remnant is particularly interesting due to its irregular shape, suggesting a complex explosion mechanism possibly involving jets. Astronomers study W49B to understand the final stages of massive star evolution and the processes involved in c...
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