Jun 6, 2023 04:27 PM
https://www.space.com/new-supernova-how-...ll-it-last
EXCERPT: The new supernova first burst into view on May 19 when supernova hunter Koichi Itagaki from Yamagata, Japan spotted a new bright spot in the Pinwheel Galaxy. The supernova was confirmed the following day by the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) in California.
Luckily for skywatchers and astrophotographers, astronomers expect the supernova to be visible for some time. "We expect the brightness to sort of hold steady for weeks, if not months," Daniel Perley, an astrophysicist at Liverpool John Moores Observatory, told Space.com. "It's gonna stay bright."
[...] Right now, the supernova, known as SN 2023ixf, is one of the largest and brightest seen for a decade. Although it is just beyond the visibility of the unaided human eye, it can be easily glimpsed with a small telescope or even high-magnification binoculars. Located in the galaxy Messier 101 (or M101), also known as the Pinwheel Galaxy, it has quickly become a favorite target for amateur astronomers and their professional colleagues.
Perley suspects it will retain its present brightness for "quite awhile, maybe even up to a couple of months." Then the supernova will begin to grow fainter. "Over the next year, or two, three years, it'll finally fade to low detectability again," Perley said... (MORE - missing details)
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EXCERPT: The new supernova first burst into view on May 19 when supernova hunter Koichi Itagaki from Yamagata, Japan spotted a new bright spot in the Pinwheel Galaxy. The supernova was confirmed the following day by the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) in California.
Luckily for skywatchers and astrophotographers, astronomers expect the supernova to be visible for some time. "We expect the brightness to sort of hold steady for weeks, if not months," Daniel Perley, an astrophysicist at Liverpool John Moores Observatory, told Space.com. "It's gonna stay bright."
[...] Right now, the supernova, known as SN 2023ixf, is one of the largest and brightest seen for a decade. Although it is just beyond the visibility of the unaided human eye, it can be easily glimpsed with a small telescope or even high-magnification binoculars. Located in the galaxy Messier 101 (or M101), also known as the Pinwheel Galaxy, it has quickly become a favorite target for amateur astronomers and their professional colleagues.
Perley suspects it will retain its present brightness for "quite awhile, maybe even up to a couple of months." Then the supernova will begin to grow fainter. "Over the next year, or two, three years, it'll finally fade to low detectability again," Perley said... (MORE - missing details)
https://youtu.be/N1a0XohTqxQ