Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  M 101  ·  NGC 5451  ·  NGC 5455  ·  NGC 5457  ·  NGC 5461
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Supernova 2011fe, Mark Manner
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Supernova 2011fe

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Supernova 2011fe

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The Palomar Transient Factory project detected on August 24, 2011 a supernova in M101, initially designated as PTF11kly, later SN 2011fe. This series of images shows M101 before and during the event.

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Supernova 2011fe, Mark Manner