Object 118: The Golden Standard

from George's Random Astronomical Object · host George Bendo

The Type Ia supernova SN 2005cf was observed at multiple wavelengths for three months after its appearance, allowing astronomers to create templates of its spectrum that could be used to measure distances to other Type Ia supernovae.

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