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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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1 posted on 05/22/2023 1:11:29 PM PDT by MtnClimber
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2 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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To: 21stCenturion; 21twelve; 4everontheRight; abb; AFB-XYZ; AFPhys; Agatsu77; America_Right; ...
Pinging the APOD list.

๐Ÿช ๐ŸŒŸ ๐ŸŒŒ ๐Ÿ”


3 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.)
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To: MtnClimber

very cool


4 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.)
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To: MtnClimber

Wow ๐Ÿ˜ฎ.


5 posted on 05/22/2023 1:15:27 PM PDT by No name given (Anonymous is who youโ€™ll know me as)
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To: MtnClimber

The forgotten Super Nova, 1964 Chevy Concept car................

6 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.....................)
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To: Red Badger

You could probably stuff a 409 cid into that...


7 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.)
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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.


8 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))
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9 posted on 05/22/2023 2:10:36 PM PDT by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: MtnClimber

“only about 21 million light years away”

Yeah, right next door, huh? ;-)


10 posted on 05/22/2023 2:15:10 PM PDT by spel_grammer_an_punct_polise (Land is simply a place I visit until I can return to the sea.)
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To: Seruzawa

I always liked the ‘66 & ‘67 models’ styling.


11 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.)
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To: MtnClimber

I donโ€™t know if Iโ€™ll be able to see it, but Iโ€™m gonna give it a try tonight.


12 posted on 05/22/2023 2:47:59 PM PDT by telescope115 (I NEED MY SPACE!!! ๐Ÿ”ญ)
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To: MtnClimber

The “new” supernova exploded 21 million years ago. To put that in human terms, that’s before Helen Thomas was born.


13 posted on 05/22/2023 4:22:02 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: MtnClimber

Considering the amount of stars out there, should this not happen every day?


14 posted on 05/22/2023 4:30:43 PM PDT by jroehl (And how we burned in the camps later - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn - The Gulag Archipelago)
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To: Verginius Rufus

Barely. She was born barely...


15 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)
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To: Steely Tom

I really miss those styles.
If they could make them again and get 50 mpg it would be great!...............


16 posted on 05/23/2023 5:14:01 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

Ahhh yes — the Super Does Not Go!


17 posted on 05/23/2023 6:21:02 AM PDT by BBB333 (The Power Of Trump Compels You!)
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