Supernova discovered in Cetus A

[jgrillo2002]

https://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/supernova-discovered-in-the-bright-galaxy-m77/




Pretty incredible that we can see that explosion 47 MLY away.

 

[Urwumpe]

"However big you think supernovae are, they're bigger than that."

 

[BV031]

The Milky Way.

https://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/supernova-discovered-in-the-bright-galaxy-m77/




Pretty incredible that we can see that explosion 47 MLY away.

Only three Milky Way, naked-eye supernova events have been observed during the last thousand years, though many have been seen in other galaxies.