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Gemini South captures supernova SN 2026ahvu

Gemini South 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 Gemini South telescope in Chile using its Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph ( GMOS ). Gemini South is one half of the International Gemini Observatory , an international collaboration led…

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NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
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Gemini
Instrument
GMOS
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