Robo-Telescopes Capture the Last Gasp of a Dying Star
Robo-Telescopes Capture the Last Gasp of a Dying Star
Science, Spoken · SpokenLayer
February 15, 20175m 18s
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Show Notes
A very long time ago in a faraway galaxy, a star blew up. When the flash of light finally reached Earth on October 6, 2013, nobody noticed. Not at first. Three hours of supernova photons streamed by before an old telescope perched on a mountain north of San Diego started snapping pics. The 48-inch Samuel Oschin Telescope is a 60-year old veteran of astronomical missions.
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