Supernova, from Jeff Watson

2011-09-09 · Jeff Watson
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For all those Stargazers out there, there's a magnificent supernova in the "Pinwheel Galaxy" M101 (Ursa Major), and it's only 23 million light years away.

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It's expected to peak out at a 10 magnitude and should be easily visible from a 4' telescope.