More Great Images of Supernova 2014J Plus View it During Live Webcasts

By Nancy Atkinson - January 24, 2014 at 3:27 PM UTC | Extragalactic
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Images keep pouring in of the biggest excitement in astronomy this week, a new Type Ia supernova in the Cigar Galaxy, 82, about 12 million light years away. As has been said, the Cigar got lit!

This is the closest supernova of this type since the 1800's. Astrophotographers have

been out in full force

trying to nab this event, we've got more great images to share today, and we'll keep adding them as they come in.

If you haven't been able to take a look for yourself, you can join a live webcast from the folks at the

Virtual Telescope Project on Saturday, January 25

, 2014 at 20:30 UTC (3 pm EST, 1 pm PST), which you can watch

here.

Plus, Fraser and the Virtual Star Party will surely try to nab M82

during their hangout on Sunday

January 26 at 9 pm EST. Click the

VSP link

to find out when it starts in your time zone.

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SN2014J on January 23, 2014, as seen from Rhode Island. Credit and copyright: Lloyd Merrill[/caption]

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M82 with Supernova 2014J imaged on January 23, 2014. Credit and copyright: Anna Morris. [/caption]

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M82 and SN2014J as seen through a 6 inch telescope on January 23, 2014. Credit and copyright: Bill Magee.[/caption]

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Before and after the supernova in M82. Credit and copyright: Astrokid96 on Flickr. [/caption]

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M82 and M81 imaged on January 23, 2014. Credit and copyright: Gregory Hogan. [/caption]

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Comparison images of M82 nine months apart: on April 4, 2013 and January 23, 2014. Credit and copyright: Paul Campbell. [/caption]

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Nancy Atkinson

Nancy Atkinson

Nancy Atkinson is a space journalist and author with a passion for telling the stories of people involved in space exploration and astronomy. She is currently retired from daily writing, but worked at Universe Today for 20 years as a writer and editor. She also contributed articles to The Planetary Society, Ad Astra (National Space Society), New Scientist and many other online outlets.

Her 2019 book, "Eight Years to the Moon: The History of the Apollo Missions,” shares the untold stories of engineers and scientists who worked behind the scenes to make the Apollo program so successful, despite the daunting odds against it. Her first book “Incredible Stories From Space: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Missions Changing Our View of the Cosmos” (2016) tells the stories of 37 scientists and engineers that work on several current NASA robotic missions to explore the solar system and beyond.

Nancy is also a NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador, and through this program, she has the opportunity to share her passion of space and astronomy with children and adults through presentations and programs. Nancy's personal website is nancyatkinson.com