Samuel Oschin Telescope and a Supernova (IMAGE)

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Samuel Oschin Telescope and a Supernova

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The 1.2-meter Samuel Oschin Telescope at Palomar Observatory that was used to discover four supernovae of a new class. Inset: one of the newly discovered supernovae, PTF09cnd.

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Caltech/Scott Kardel/Robert Quimby/modified from Nature

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