Supernova in spiral galaxy NGC2525

Supernova 2018gv in NGC2525 constellation Puppis - taken on the 28th January 2018 -
Credit : COAST automatic autonomous telescope - telescope.org - Open University - image by Pip Stakkert

Supernova 2018gv in NGC2525 constellation Puppis - taken on the 28th January 2018 - Heat map Credit : COAST automatic autonomous telescope - telescope.org - Open University - image by Pip Stakkert.

"This Type 1a supernova was discovered by Koichi Itagaki on the 15th. of January 2018.  Pip Stakkert pointed the COAST autonomous telescope at the spiral galaxy NGC2525 and the above images were taken seven days later on the 28th of January. Type 1a supernova occur in binary star systems in which at least one star is a white dwarf. These enormous explosions are so large they can be seen in distant galaxies across the universe." - Kurt Thrust - acting CEO and current Director of the Jodrell Plank Observatory.