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Astronomy Picture of the Day - Supernova Discovered in Nearby Spiral Galaxy M101
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod ^
| 22 May, 2023
| Image Credit & Copyright: Craig Stocks
Posted on 05/22/2023 1:11:29 PM PDT by MtnClimber
Explanation: A nearby star has exploded and humanity's telescopes are turning to monitor it. The supernova, dubbed SN 2023ixf, was discovered by Japanese astronomer Koichi Itagaki three days ago and subsequently located on automated images from the Zwicky Transient Facility two days earlier. SN 2023ixf occurred in the photogenic Pinwheel Galaxy M101, which, being only about 21 million light years away, makes it the closest supernova seen in the past five years, the second closest in the past 10 years, and the second supernova found in M101 in the past 15 years. Rapid follow up observations already indicate that SN 2023ixf is a Type II supernova, an explosion that occurs after a massive star runs out of nuclear fuel and collapses. The featured image shows home spiral galaxy two days ago with the supernova highlighted, while the roll-over image shows the same galaxy a month before. SN 2023ixf will likely brighten and remain visible to telescopes for months. Studying such a close and young Type II supernova may yield new clues about massive stars and how they explode.
TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day; Science
KEYWORDS: astronomy; m101; nasa; science; sn2023ixf
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To: MtnClimber
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posted on
05/22/2023 1:11:44 PM PDT
by
MtnClimber
(For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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Pinging the APOD list.
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posted on
05/22/2023 1:12:26 PM PDT
by
MtnClimber
(For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
To: MtnClimber
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posted on
05/22/2023 1:13:59 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
To: MtnClimber
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posted on
05/22/2023 1:15:27 PM PDT
by
No name given
(Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
To: MtnClimber
The forgotten Super Nova, 1964 Chevy Concept car................
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posted on
05/22/2023 1:15:57 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Red Badger
You could probably stuff a 409 cid into that...
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posted on
05/22/2023 1:23:21 PM PDT
by
Carriage Hill
(A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
To: Carriage Hill
In later years you could option a 396SS. engine. Or you could option a 300hp 350. The Nova was a sleeper muscle car. And cheaper than a Camaro.
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posted on
05/22/2023 1:45:26 PM PDT
by
Seruzawa
("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
To: Red Badger
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posted on
05/22/2023 2:10:36 PM PDT
by
Steely Tom
([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
To: MtnClimber
“only about 21 million light years away”
Yeah, right next door, huh? ;-)
To: Seruzawa
I always liked the ‘66 & ‘67 models’ styling.
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posted on
05/22/2023 2:20:49 PM PDT
by
Carriage Hill
(A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
To: MtnClimber
I don’t know if I’ll be able to see it, but I’m gonna give it a try tonight.
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posted on
05/22/2023 2:47:59 PM PDT
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telescope115
(I NEED MY SPACE!!! 🔭)
To: MtnClimber
The “new” supernova exploded 21 million years ago. To put that in human terms, that’s before Helen Thomas was born.
To: MtnClimber
Considering the amount of stars out there, should this not happen every day?
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posted on
05/22/2023 4:30:43 PM PDT
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jroehl
(And how we burned in the camps later - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn - The Gulag Archipelago)
To: Verginius Rufus
Barely. She was born barely...
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posted on
05/22/2023 5:01:53 PM PDT
by
null and void
(Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, Wookies Are From Kashyyyk)
To: Steely Tom
I really miss those styles.
If they could make them again and get 50 mpg it would be great!...............
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posted on
05/23/2023 5:14:01 AM PDT
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Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Red Badger
Ahhh yes — the Super Does Not Go!
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posted on
05/23/2023 6:21:02 AM PDT
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BBB333
(The Power Of Trump Compels You!)
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