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Supernova SN 2020nlb in Messier 85: an image - 01 July 2020.

07/02/2020

Supernova SN 2020nlb in Messier 85 brighter, again! 01 July 2020

Supernova SN 2020nlb in the galaxy Messier 85 is still rising: for the 6th night in a row, we have found it brighter! The image above comes from the average of five, 120-seconds exposures,...

galaxy / supernova

07/01/2020

Supernova candidate AT 2020nvb in NGC 4457: an image – 01 July 2020

A supernova candidate has just been reported in NGC 4457, labelled AT 2020nvb. We promptly confirmed it. Updates (2 July): the transient is now a confirmed type Ia supernova, SN 2020nvb, caught a few...