Palomar Observatory (IMAGE)

Trinity College Dublin

Palomar Observatory

Caption

the Palomar 48 inch telescope at the Palomar Observatory in California with an image of the Milky Way in the background. The stars represent the number of supernovae discovered in each direction and the inset is an image of a galaxy after (left) and before (right) the supernova exploded. 

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Mickael Rigault.

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