FOC Observations of SN 1987A: The Movie

Peter Challis

HST has now observed SN 1987A six times over the past 3 years with the FOC as part of the Supernova Intensive Study program. To help visualize the evolution of the debris and circumstellar matter, a movie was created from these observations. The movie provides a unique perspective on the history of SN 1987A covering the epoch 1278 -- 2424 days since explosion.

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