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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
       Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our   
         fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation   
                       written by a professional astronomer.   
      
                                   2024 April 16   
       Complex filaments of many colors cross the image in front of a starry   
      background. Some regions have a diffuse red or orange glow. Please see   
                  the explanation for more detailed information.   
      
                      Filaments of the Vela Supernova Remnant   
       Image Credit: CTIO, NOIRLab, DOE, NSF, AURA; Processing: T. A. Rector   
           (U. Alaska Anchorage), M. Zamani & D. de Martin (CÇÖs NOIRLab)   
      
      Explanation: The explosion is over, but the consequences continue.   
      About eleven thousand years ago, a star in the constellation of Vela   
      could be seen to explode, creating a strange point of light briefly   
      visible to humans living near the beginning of recorded history. The   
      outer layers of the star crashed into the interstellar medium, driving   
      a shock wave that is still visible today. The featured image captures   
      some of that filamentary and gigantic shock in visible light. As gas   
      flies away from the detonated star, it decays and reacts with the   
      interstellar medium, producing light in many different colors and   
      energy bands. Remaining at the center of the Vela Supernova Remnant is   
      a pulsar, a star as dense as nuclear matter that spins around more than   
      ten times in a single second.   
      
         Monday's Eclipse Imagery: Notable Submissions to APOD Tomorrow's   
                            picture: two eclipse comets   
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