Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  M 101  ·  NGC 5447  ·  NGC 5449  ·  NGC 5450  ·  NGC 5451  ·  NGC 5453  ·  NGC 5455  ·  NGC 5457  ·  NGC 5461  ·  NGC 5462  ·  NGC 5471  ·  Pinwheel galaxy
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This supernova is so cool!, Spaced Out Bill
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This supernova is so cool!

Getting plate-solving status, please wait...
This supernova is so cool!, Spaced Out Bill
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This supernova is so cool!

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M101 has a star that exploded 20 million years ago. We are just now seeing the light from it!
Sn2011fe is the name of the supernova. I took a picture of m101 two years ago without the supernova and a picture last night with it! Here they are put together as a gif.

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