Thread: My first supernova
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Old 19-03-2013, 10:38 PM
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Blue colour
Thanks all for the comments.

I've just realised why the SN appears blue, and that is because of the blue shift (as opposed to red shift) of the hot gas speeding towards us.

Chris
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