Supernova 1987A

Animation shows the series of events that occurred during Supernova 1987A. The star explodes and the resulting blast wave undergoes a complex interaction with nearby gas clouds. This is an artists conception, not a view from the Hubble Space Telescope.

Credits: Greg Bacon, Space Telescope Science Institute
Source: http://hubblesource.stsci.edu

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[MyPitMind]

i prefer to see first Cannis Majoris let the super nova alone :S

[thursdog]

Thus creating a blackhole........

[jwm239]

...how about a visible-to-naked-eye supernova in the Northern Hemisphere...? The clear nite sky has been looking kind of boring lately.

[pettsnurr]

Orgasm on a cosmic level

[UndisposedRecords]

epic



[aur44t]

oh mamma

[Ramy9003]

waw

[Daryo van der Scheur]

cool