Description

Acrylics on Canvas  |  750x543mm /29,5×21,3 inches

This painting visualises the analysis of a distant supernova. Some astronomers agree that they currently know only about 1% – 10% of what is actually out there in our own universe.

Description and Credits:

Chinese astronomers observed this supernova in AD 185.

Supernova Supanova RCW 86 Details:

Distance from Earth: About 9 100 light-years.

Diameter: About 85 Light years.

Galaxy Ref: “Supanova RCW 86”

Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO & ESA;
Infared: NASA/JPL-Caltech/B. Williams (NCSU).