In Messier 95, which is about 39 million light-years away, a supernova was detected by astronomers. The supernova, SN 2012aw, was discovered on March 16, 2012. SN 2012aw was classified as a type II supernova. Type II supernovas occur when the star, before collapsing, has more than 9 times the solar mass. The video is a sequence of images (from Parijat Singh's flickr) taken from March 15 to March 16. Here's the astronomical telegram.
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| from Greek amateur astronomer Anthony Ayiomamitis |
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| an inverted version of the first, the supernova is a bit easier to determine |
source: persius.gr , wikipedia.org, badastronomy
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