Galaxy Zoo Talk

Overlapping star or supernova?

  • PDXDave by PDXDave

    Not sure how one would tell the difference.

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  • ElisabethB by ElisabethB moderator

    Foreground star !
    To spot a supernova you would need at least two pics taken at different times to see a supernova appear.
    Just one pic tells you absolutely nothing about it being a supernova.

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