Composite KeplerCam griz image of SN 2023ixf (IMAGE)

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Composite KeplerCam griz image of SN 2023ixf

Caption

Captured using the 1.2m telescope at CfA’s Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory on June 27, 2023, just over a month after SN 2023ixf’s progenitor star exploded, the image in this composite combines together green, red, near-infrared, and infrared light to highlight both SN 2023ixf and the Pinwheel Galaxy. SN 2023ixf is located in one of the spiral arms of the galaxy, as expected for the explosions of massive stars.

Credit

S. Gomez/STScI

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License

Public Domain

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