Spiral Galaxy Snapped During Supernova Study | Video
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 - 06:30
in Astronomy & Space
NGC 1637, a spiral galaxy, lies about 35 million light-years away in the Constellation Eridanus. In 1999, the Lick Observatory detected a new supernova in this galaxy. A study of its aftermath with Europe's Very Large Telescope delivered this image.