This is an X-ray image of two hot gas shells produced by supernova explosions. Credit: R.Williams & Y.-H.Chu; MCELS coll.{{fairuse}}
DEM L316 in the Large Magellanic Cloud consists of two supernove remnants. Chandra X-ray Observatory X-ray spectra show that the hot gas shell on the upper left contains a high abundance of iron. This implies that the upper left Supernova remnant (SNR) is the product of a Type Ia supernova. The much lower iron abundance in the lower SNR indicates a Type II supernova.
The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is in the constellations Mensa and Dorado. LMC X-1 (the first X-ray source in the LMC) is at Right ascension (RA) 05h 40m 05s Declination (Dec) -69° 45' 51", and is a high mass X-ray binary source (HMXB).
