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Right, I understand that, but what I don't understand is, what points to that supernova being a type III supernova?
by mcphage 5y ago
Right, I understand that, but what I don't understand is, what points to that supernova being a type III supernova?
- rich_sasha 5y agoHmm, haven’t read the article in enough detail, but again, the observations at the time, meticulously and redundantly kept, do not square up with what we see in the Crab Nebula. The original supernova light profile (eg how long it was visible in daylight for) doesn’t match what’s left for other known supernova types. Their light profiles are very specific to the type of explosion. This has been an open issue for a while.
- mcphage 5y agoGotcha, thanks :-)