Photos of New Supernova Captured by Amateur Astronomers

by Clara Moskowitz, SPACE.com Assistant Managing Editor

Date: 26 March 2012 Time: 02:12 PM ET

Skywatcher Parijat Singh took this photograph of the newly discovered supernova, SN2012aw, on March 16, 2012. CREDIT: Parijat Singh View full size image

Skywatchers around the globe have jumped into action to catch a fleeting glimpse of a new star explosion, a supernova to be exact, that erupted into view recently in a nearby galaxy.
The supernova, called SN2012aw, represents the death of a massive star that collapsed in on itself and released a huge blast of radiation into space. It will be visible only for a limited time, so astrophotographers have been diligently gathering pictures while they can.

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