Astronomy Picture of Day: SN2006GY: Brightest Supernova# Astronomy - 天文
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SN 2006GY: Brightest Supernova
Credit: X-ray: NASA / CXC, Nathan Smith, Weidong Li (UC Berkeley) et al.;
IR: PAIRITEL/Lick/UC Berkeley/J.Bloom, C.Hansen
Explanation: The stellar explosion cataloged as supernova SN 2006gy shines
in this wide-field image (left) of its host galaxy, NGC 1260, and expanded
view (upper right panel) of the region surrounding the galaxy's core. In
fact, given its estimated distance of 240 million light-years, SN 2006gy was
brighter than, and has stayed brighter longer t
Credit: X-ray: NASA / CXC, Nathan Smith, Weidong Li (UC Berkeley) et al.;
IR: PAIRITEL/Lick/UC Berkeley/J.Bloom, C.Hansen
Explanation: The stellar explosion cataloged as supernova SN 2006gy shines
in this wide-field image (left) of its host galaxy, NGC 1260, and expanded
view (upper right panel) of the region surrounding the galaxy's core. In
fact, given its estimated distance of 240 million light-years, SN 2006gy was
brighter than, and has stayed brighter longer t