Astronomers have captured an unprecedented view of a stellar explosion that bridges the gap between typical core-collapse supernovae and the universe’s most extreme gamma-ray bursts. A massive Wolf-Rayet Star explosed as a Type Ic Supernova and it the shockwave was captured bursting thorugh the star which is only the second time this has been observed and captured! Come learn more!
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Sh2-91 is part of a supernova remnant that is in the southern portion of Cygnus, just above the double star Albireo. I've observed this object several times but it has been several years. It is on my lsit for this month or next month IF I can get out due to smoke and monsoon. It is my personal challenge object for August/September.
Anyway, this a both a challenge visually and imaging so it isn't for the faint of heart. I hope that you enjoy the images and sketches I've included here, and know that it takes patience and skill to observe or image this object, but I think it is worth it. The supernova remnant is G65.3+5.7 and the giant star that went supernova blew about 27500 years ago or so!
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