Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6946
SN AT2017eaw in NGC6946, Sergiy_Vakulenko
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SN AT2017eaw in NGC6946

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Around two years ago, utah amateur Patrick Wiggins discovered a bright supernova in the spiral galaxy NGC 6946 in Cygnus. 2017 eaw is 10th supernova found in this explosion-rich galaxy in the past century, reaffirming its reputation for fireworks of the grandest kind.

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SN AT2017eaw in NGC6946, Sergiy_Vakulenko

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