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Sequence of Hubble images of Supernova 1987a from 1994 to 2009, showing the collision of the expanding remnant with a ring of material ejected by the progenitor 20,000 years before the supernova,
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Sequence of Hubble images of Supernova 1987a from 1994 to 2009, showing the collision of the expanding remnant with a ring of material ejected by the progenitor 20,000 years before the supernova,


Sequence of Hubble images of Supernova 1987a from 1994 to 2009, showing the collision of the expanding remnant with a ring of material ejected by the progenitor 20,000 years before the supernova,



by Grahamthicke

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  2. SpaceGoatAlpha on

    That’s pretty wild.  

    Shame there aren’t more images throughout the years to better show the progression.    Wonder what the jw would show today.

  3. PhatCatTax on

    Can someone remind me why space boom booms form rings instead of perfect spheres?

  4. Waddensky on

    “Love

    Is a burning thing”

    This is great footage, the remnant of the closest observed supernova since 1604. It was visible to the naked eye until October 1987.