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Article: Supernova 1987A: astronomers' luck. (supernova discovered in Large Magellanic Cloud)
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- Science News
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- March 7, 1987
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Supernova 1978A: Astronomers's Luck
"It's like Christmas,' says astronomerStanford Woosley of the University of California at Santa Cruz, speaking of the supernova in the Large Magellanic Cloud, officially named supernova 1987A (SN: 2/28/87, p.132).
The flow of information from this, thenearest supernova visible to us since 1604, continues to roll in, each piece of it a welcome gift to astronomers who specialize in these violent explosions of stars. Apparently the supernova exploded on Feb. 23. It was first noticed on Feb. 24 by Ian Shelton of the University of Toronto, who was working at the Carnegie Institution of Washington's Las Campanas ...