Camera: Q453HR CCD Labs- One Shot Color Camera 

Total Exposure: 10.5 hours 42 x 15 min. unbinned

September 2011: Chico, California, USA 

Comments: This image shows a small portion of an immense supernova reminant the exploded some 8,000 years ago. The above image captures some of that filamentary and gigantic shock in visible light. Hydrogen atoms being excited by atomic collisions glow red, while oxygen appears blue.