Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  M 101  ·  NGC 5451  ·  NGC 5455  ·  NGC 5457  ·  NGC 5461  ·  NGC 5471
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The Pinwheel Galaxy & Supernova, Jesse Krautwurst
The Pinwheel Galaxy & Supernova
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The Pinwheel Galaxy & Supernova

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The Pinwheel Galaxy & Supernova, Jesse Krautwurst
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The Pinwheel Galaxy & Supernova

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While I was shooting the Pinwheel Galaxy over the last month, something cool happened - a star exploded!  We're watching an explosion that happened 21 million years ago - the light from it is just now reaching us.

22 hours of exposure captured across Death Valley, CA and Ochoco National Forest, OR.

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