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DECam captures supernova SN 2026ahvu

DECam captures supernova SN 2026ahvu

Newly discovered supernova SN 2026ahvu is seen here in the nearby spiral galaxy NGC 1433. The supernova appears as a very bright point of light to the right and slightly below the center of the galaxy. This image was captured by the U.S. Department of Energy-fabricated Dark Energy Camera ( DECam ), mounted on the U.S. National Science Foundation Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American…

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NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
Telescope
Víctor M. Blanco Telescope
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DECam
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