Washington, Mar 29: Texas astronomers have discovered one of the most intrinsically bright exploding stars ever observed - Supernova 2008am.
The research by graduate student Emmanouil 'Manos' Chatzopoulos and J. Craig Wheeler of The University of Texas at Austin has revealed that this supernova is the brightest 'self-interacting' supernova yet discovered.
The supernova was discovered by the ROTSE Supernova Verification Project (RSVP, formerly called the Texas Supernova Search), which uses the 18-inch robotic ROTSE IIIb Telescope at The University of Texas.
It was followed up by astronomers using some of the world's largest ground-based telescopes, as well as telescopes in space, in a variety of wavelengths.
more Supernova 2008am is brightest ‘self-interacting’ supernova yet discovered
The research by graduate student Emmanouil 'Manos' Chatzopoulos and J. Craig Wheeler of The University of Texas at Austin has revealed that this supernova is the brightest 'self-interacting' supernova yet discovered.
The supernova was discovered by the ROTSE Supernova Verification Project (RSVP, formerly called the Texas Supernova Search), which uses the 18-inch robotic ROTSE IIIb Telescope at The University of Texas.
It was followed up by astronomers using some of the world's largest ground-based telescopes, as well as telescopes in space, in a variety of wavelengths.
more Supernova 2008am is brightest ‘self-interacting’ supernova yet discovered