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This is the Vela Supernova Remnant. This nebula is the remnant of a supernova that exploded about 10,000 years ago.
(the Anglo-Australian Observatory/Royal Observatory Edinburgh)

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This is the Vela Supernova Remnant. This nebula is the remnant of a supernova that exploded about 10,000 years ago. (the Anglo-Australian Observatory/Royal Observatory Edinburgh)

This is the Vela Supernova Remnant. This nebula is the remnant of a supernova that exploded about 10,000 years ago. (the Anglo-Australian Observatory/Royal Observatory Edinburgh)

This is the Vela Supernova Remnant. This nebula is the remnant of a supernova that exploded about 10,000 years ago. (the Anglo-Australian Observatory/Royal Observatory Edinburgh)

This is the Vela Supernova Remnant. This nebula is the remnant of a supernova that exploded about 10,000 years ago.
(the Anglo-Australian Observatory/Royal Observatory Edinburgh)

This is the Vela Supernova Remnant. This nebula is the remnant of a supernova that exploded about 10,000 years ago.
(the Anglo-Australian Observatory/Royal Observatory Edinburgh)

This is the Vela Supernova Remnant. This nebula is the remnant of a supernova that exploded about 10,000 years ago.
(the Anglo-Australian Observatory/Royal Observatory Edinburgh)