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More images - the M51 SN noticably brightened in just 1.5 hours
ljk — (archived)

And try to wrap your brain around the fact that the stellar explosion took place over 10 million years ago and the light is just reaching Earth now.

http://var.astro.cz/sn2005cs/sn2005cs.html

This one shows M51 the best yet:

http://www.astrosurf.com/snweb2/2005/05cs/05csHome.htm

I'm waiting for a real beauty pic of the galaxy and event. Hello, HST? If you aren't too busy....

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