An amateur astronomer caught a supernova explosion on camera
The Argentine stargazer captured the star's death in series of nearly 100 images
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RIGHT PLACE, RIGHT TIME In September 2016, an amateur astronomer was looking at spiral galaxy NGC 613 (shown), located about 65 million light-years away in the constellation Sculptor, and caught a supernova exploding.
Smartt/Queen’s University Belfast, NASA, Hubble/ESA, Robert Gendler