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what is the elapsed time between the image sequences? how long can elapse between a supernova being first visible and the state of it not being visible?
by jordache 9y ago
what is the elapsed time between the image sequences? how long can elapse between a supernova being first visible and the state of it not being visible?
- theandrewbailey 9y agoA few days to months. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supernova https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supernova
- WD-42 9y agoSupernovae become super bright super quickly, and then taper off. This is why there is a lot of interesting science to be done right at the beginning: they are hard to catch. Depending on many factors they can stay visible for months. The best way to visualize this would is with a Google image search for "Supernova lightcurve" https://www.google.com/search?q=supernova+light+curve&tbm=isch https://www.google.com/search?q=supernova+light+curve&tbm=is...