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Old 21-May-2008, 06:50 PM
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Default Caught in the Act: Astronomers See Supernova As it Explodes

The Swift satellite has made another fortuitous observation. This time, and for the first time ever, astronomers have caught a star in the act of going supernova. These stellar explosions have been observed before, but always after the fireworks were well underway. "For years we have dreamed of seeing a star just [...]

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Fraser, besides Phil's blog, is there another place that has more detail or do you know if there will be a more detailed report on this at some point?

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Fraser, besides Phil's blog, is there another place that has more detail or do you know if there will be a more detailed report on this at some point?

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Fraser, besides Phil's blog, is there another place that has more detail or do you know if there will be a more detailed report on this at some point?

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http://www.rochesterastronomy.org/supernova.html

Here is one source.

http://www.cv.nrao.edu/fits/www/yp_infosys.html

Here is another with just about anything you might consider looking for.
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