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The next galactic supernova

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It is pointed out that there is a better than even chance that a galactic supernova will occur during the lifetime of the present generation of astronomers. A brief discussion is given of a number of types of observations that could be made of such a unique event. It would be particularly important to obtain speckle interferometry of the expanding supernova. High time-resolution spectroscopy and photometry should be obtained during the early phases of the outburst.

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van den Bergh, S. The next galactic supernova. Astrophys Space Sci 38, 447–456 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00647145

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