V407 Cyg (IMAGE)

Arizona State University

V407 Cyg

Caption

This picture is an artist's conception of the explosion of V407 Cyg. It shows the white dwarf exploding inside the outer layers of its nearby companion star.

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Photo by: (c) David A. Hardy/astroart.org

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