Explosion site of supernova 2019yvr (IMAGE)

Northwestern University

Explosion site of supernova 2019yvr

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Hubble Space Telescope (HST) imaging showing the explosion site of 2019yvr from 2.5 years before its explosion. Upper left: the supernova itself is seen in an image from the Gemini-South telescope 72 days after it exploded. Lower left: a zoom in to the same site in the pre-explosion HST image, showing a single source that appears to be the progenitor star of 2019yvr.

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Charles Kilpatrick / Northwestern University

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