Caroline Moore discovers supernova at age of 14

A young woman of 14 who is part of a amateur astronomy group searches through data to find supernovae.

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Tycho Nova Video from Chandra

This is a time elapsed video from Chandra of Supernova Type 1a Tycho. In Chandra's 15 yr mission NASA has collected several images of the Supernova and put them in a short movie
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/chandra/chandra-movie-captures-expanding-debris-from-a-stellar-explosion.html

It is easy to notice material moving away from the center of the supernova, temperature changes, and if measured correctly speeds at which the material is traveling.

Image credits: X-ray: NASA/CXC/GSFC/B. Williams et al; Optical: DSS; Radio: NSF/NRAO/VLA