This radio continuum (943.5 MHz) ASKAP image is of the galactic supernova remnant G261.9+5.5, located somewhere between 10,000 and 15,000 light years away. It was originally discovered by CSIRO scientist E. R. Hill in 1967, however not much is known about it. The morphology of the remnant revealed in the ASKAP image will aid studying the remnant and its surrounding medium in unprecedented detail. Researchers hope to retrieve more information about the remnant’s age, size and type from this data.

The fIrst Image out of  SetonIx

As Setonix came online it immediately proved its value, producing a highly detailed image of a supernova remnant just days after the computing system’s first stage was made available to researchers.

Data used to create the image was collected with CSIRO’s ASKAP radio telescope, which is owned and operated by Australia’s national science agency, on Wajarri Yamatji Country in Western Australia.

Nicknamed pepperoni for its round, orange and uneven appearance, it is actually a radio continuum (943.5 MHz) image of the galactic supernova remnant G261.9+5.5, located somewhere between 10,000 and 15,000 light years away.

The remnant was originally discovered by CSIRO scientist E. R. Hill in 1967, however little is known about it.

Within 24 hours of accessing the first stage of Pawsey’s new Setonix system, CSIRO’s ASKAP science data processing team began integrating their processing pipeline into the new system.

That data was then transferred to Pawsey via high-speed optical fibre.

With the remnant image, it is hoped the ASKAP image will aid studying the remnant and its surrounding medium in unprecedented detail.

The image was an early indication of how successful Setonix would be to support deep surveys of the sky, and the system  — now at full capacity — is continuing to support astronomy and space science.

This radio continuum (943.5 MHz) ASKAP image is of the galactic supernova remnant G261.9+5.5, located somewhere between 10,000 and 15,000 light years away. It was originally discovered by CSIRO scientist E. R. Hill in 1967, however not much is known about it. The morphology of the remnant revealed in the ASKAP image will aid studying the remnant and its surrounding medium in unprecedented detail. Researchers hope to retrieve more information about the remnant’s age, size and type from this data.

The fIrst Image out of  SetonIx

As Setonix came online it immediately proved its value, producing a highly detailed image of a supernova remnant just days after the computing system’s first stage was made available to researchers.

Data used to create the image was collected with CSIRO’s ASKAP radio telescope, which is owned and operated by Australia’s national science agency, on Wajarri Yamatji Country in Western Australia.

Nicknamed pepperoni for its round, orange and uneven appearance, it is actually a radio continuum (943.5 MHz) image of the galactic supernova remnant G261.9+5.5, located somewhere between 10,000 and 15,000 light years away.

The remnant was originally discovered by CSIRO scientist E. R. Hill in 1967, however little is known about it.

Within 24 hours of accessing the first stage of Pawsey’s new Setonix system, CSIRO’s ASKAP science data processing team began integrating their processing pipeline into the new system.

That data was then transferred to Pawsey via high-speed optical fibre.

With the remnant image, it is hoped the ASKAP image will aid studying the remnant and its surrounding medium in unprecedented detail.

The image was an early indication of how successful Setonix would be to support deep surveys of the sky, and the system  — now at full capacity — is continuing to support astronomy and space science.