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More M95 supernova news: progenitor found! | Bad Astronomy

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This is very exciting: the star that blew up to form Supernova 2012aw may have been seen in an older Hubble image! First, here’s a lovely shot of the galaxy and supernova: [Click to galactinate.] This is not from Hubble! It’s from Adam Block, a frequent contributor of stunning pictures to this blog, who took it using the 0.8 meter (32″) Schulman Telescope at Mt. Lemmon on March 20. The supernova is… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : DiscoverMagazine Discovery Date : 23/03/2012 15:33 Number of articles : 2

More M95 supernova news: progenitor found! | Bad Astronomy