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Is this a supernova?

  • saganesque by saganesque

    I'm coming back to classifying after a long hiatus. How might one investigate whether the observed bright spot is a supernova?

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  • Budgieye by Budgieye moderator

    Welcome back saganesque. 😃 You can check to see if it is a known supernova by going into NED. Also, zoom out and you can see similar stars in the area.

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    Probably a star in our galaxy. Supernova are brighter and sharper see4.1 4.1 Supernova in Talk, Forum, SDSS The Legacy Survey: Stripe 82, and Galaxy Zoo: The Hunt for Supernova http://talk.galaxyzoo.org/#/boards/BGZ0000001/discussions/DGZ0000wrb?page=4&comment_id=53d8b997db90c7673f00101d

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