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- Fri Aug 09, 2013 4:12 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: NGC 3370: A Sharper View (2013 Aug 08)
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Re: APOD: NGC 3370: A Sharper View (2013 Aug 08)
"NGC 3370 was chosen for this study because in 1994 the spiral galaxy was also home to a well studied stellar explosion -- a type Ia supernova." Given the galaxy is 100 million light years away, I think NGC 3370 was chosen for this study because in 1994 the spiral galaxy was seen to be the...