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= at is a Supernova???
ï A supernova (pl. supernovae) is a stellar
explosion w ic produces an extremely brig t
object made of plasma t at declines to invisibility
over weeks or mont s. It would take 10 billion
years for t e Sun to produce t e energy output of
an ordinary Type II supernova. T e Sun is notably
too small to ever become a supernovaͶrat er it
will become a = ite Dwarf. T ere are several
different types of supernovae and two possible
routes to t eir formation.
 = en was Supernova first
discovered???

ï T e earliest recorded supernova, SN 185, was

viewed by C inese astronomers in 185 AD.
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 Naming Convention.
Supernova discoveries are reported to
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a circular wit t e name it assigns to it. T e name is t e
year of discovery, immediately followed by a one or two-
letter designation. T e first 26 supernovae of t e year are
designated wit a capital letter from A to Z. Afterward pairs
of lower-case letters are used: aa, ab, and so
on. Professional and amateur astronomers find several
undreds of supernovae eac year. For example, t e last
supernova of 2005 was SN 2005nc, indicating t at it was
t e 367t supernova found in 2005.
 = en a Supernova takes
place???
T e Supernova takes place wit in t e life cycle
of a star.
 = at types of Supernovae are
t ere???
As part of t e attempt to understand supernovae,
astronomers ave classified t em according to
t e absorption lines of different c emical elements
t at appear in t eir spectra.
Type Ia: Lacks ydrogen and presents a
singly ionized silicon (Si II) line at
615.0 nm (nanometers), near peak lig t.
Type Ib: Non-ionized elium (He I) line at 587.6 nm and
no strong silicon absorption feature near 615 nm.
Type Ic: =eak or no elium lines and no strong silicon
absorption feature near 615 nm.
For Example: How does Type Ia
work???
How does it work???
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 Bibliograp y...
ttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supernova
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