Astronomy Picture of the Day ·
SN Refsdal: The First Predicted Supernova Image
The Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 21, 2015 is “SN Refsdal: The First Predicted Supernova Image,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: NASA , ESA , and S. Rodney ( JHU ) and the FrontierSN team; T. Treu ( UCLA ), P. Kelly ( UC Berkeley ), and the GLASS team; J. Lotz ( STScI ) and the Frontier Fields team ; M. Postman ( STScI ) and the CLASH team ; and Z. Levay ( STScI ). The original explanation runs about 215 words.
From the explanation
“It’s back. Never before has an observed supernova been predicted.”
— APOD editors, December 21, 2015
Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov
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At a glance
- Date
- December 21, 2015
- Type
- Image
- Credit
- Credit: Image Credit: NASA , ESA , and S. Rodney ( JHU ) and the FrontierSN team; T. Treu ( UCLA ), P. Kelly ( UC Berkeley ), and the GLASS team; J. Lotz ( STScI ) and the Frontier Fields team ; M. Postman ( STScI ) and the CLASH team ; and Z. Levay ( STScI )
- Copyright
- No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
- Explanation length
- About 215 words