Supernova?

• by IKINAWANA

  Could this be the start of a supernova?

  Posted August 30, 2014 9:15 AM

• by Budgieye moderator

  It looks like a star-forming area. Can check if it is a supernova by going into examine, and NED.

  Some examples of supernova http://talk.galaxyzoo.org/#/boards/BGZ0000001/discussions/DGZ0000wrb?page=4&comment_id=53d8b997db90c7673f00101d

  Posted August 30, 2014 10:10 AM

• by IKINAWANA in response to Budgieye's comment.

  Thanks. I would go into examine and NED, if I knew what I was looking for. The examples look the same as this. How do you tell a star-forming area from a supernova? Thanks again!

  Posted September 5, 2014 2:44 AM

• by Budgieye moderator

  NED and SIMBAD will have it listed as a supernova, if it is a registered supernova. Most are.

  Appearance: I would look for

  bright

  clean edges (ie not fuzzy)

  a pure sort of colour, pure dark blue or pure greeny blue. Star-forming areas are light blue, so that tells me that there are many colours in there. Lots of colours make white.

  Saying that, you can't really tell a supernova by its appearance. You need a spectrum.

  Posted September 6, 2014 9:46 PM