SN 2011fe in Pinwheel Galaxy (M101) (IMAGE)

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

SN 2011fe in Pinwheel Galaxy (M101)

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The Palomar Transient Factory caught SN 2011fe in the Pinwheel Galaxy in the vicinity of the Big Dipper on Aug. 24, 2011. Found just hours after it exploded and only 21 million light years away, the discovery triggered the closest-ever look at a young Type Ia supernova.

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Image by B. J. Fulton, Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network

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