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Fig. 4. The star in the Large Magellanic Cloud before the explosion on 23 February 1987 (right) and immediately after the explosion (left). The image illustrates the enormous increase in the brightness of the supernova. Credit: David Malin Anglo Australian Telescope.

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Credit: David Malin Anglo Australian Telescope

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