AND an unmissable show what this evening starting at 11 pm, Virtual Telescope Project will be live streaming. It’s about the gorgeous Supernova just exploded in the Pinwheel galaxya spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major also known as Messier 101, about 20 million light-years from Earth.
Supernova M101, shines so bright that you can see it even from home
A stellar explosion that shines like hundreds of millions of sunsso bright that it can be observed from the home garden even with a small amateur telescope.
The event, classified with the technical name of SN 2023ixf it was discovered by the atrophic Andrew McCarthy who shot it by processing a video comparing the shots of a few months ago with the current ones of the galaxy.
«In the galaxy M101, a star ended its life catastrophically. What appears to be a star in the arm of the galaxy is clearly seen. The video is the result of shots taken tonight (May 19) and those taken a few months ago to show the difference in how the supernova looks », she wrote on Instagram explaining what happened.
A small home telescope and you can admire the splendid Supernova that has just exploded in the Pinwheel galaxy. (Getty Images)
An exceptional event not to be missed
Moreover it is one of the best documented Supernovae of recent times also because it was intercepted at the very moment it manifested itself. The news quickly went around the world and many astrophotographers have taken steps to immortalize it then sharing splendid shots and videos on their social pages.
Never any Supernova in our galaxy
Five Supernovae have been observed in the Pinwheel Galaxy since 1900, while in our galaxy, in over 400 years of observations, none have ever been observed.
However, it is true that the Pinwheel has an estimated amount of stars from 2 to 10 times greater compared to that of our galaxy and is much more active in producing new ones, perhaps due to gravitational interactions with smaller companion galaxies.
How to admire it
Experts and enthusiasts advise anyone who has a telescope at home to try to aim the pinwheel galaxyto see if they can capture the transient luminous phenomenon.
“Supernova SN 2023ixf will probably reach its peak in these days and for many weeks it will be easy to capture for amateur astronomers,” he explained. the astrophysicist Gianluca Masi on his Facebook page.
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