A red giant supernova was observed for the first time in history

Astronomers had the opportunity to see it for the first time in history red giant supernova. It was called 2020tlf and although the phenomenon itself is not new the observations in the case of this type of massive star which are for example, Betelgeuse, by all means.

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This red giant is not in the Milky Way. It is a star located in the galaxy NGC 5731, not far from us About 120 million light-years away. Until recently, it was believed that these facilities were fairly peaceful. Supernova 2020tlf showed something completely different.

It should be noted that astronomers were first notified of the unusual activity of this star only 130 days before its transformation into a supernova. Observations were made possible using an instrument from the Mauna Kea Observatory in Hawaii.

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