Bright Supernova in M74, as seen from Los Angeles by edhiker on Flickr.
Via Flickr: Supernova 2013ej in M74 is a Type II found young. This image captured on 8/2/13. A magnitude 12.0 reference star is labeled. ...... More information about at: www.rochesterastronomy.org/supernova.html#2013ej ... from the above site: "A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away, a star exploded. This star exploded so violently that for a few weeks the star outshone its parent galaxy. This type of explosion is called a Supernova. The last one in our galaxy was 400 years ago, making us about 300 years overdue for the next one." ------- File - M74 Super N. L 300s 2x2 -20c reduc-1 X5.fit DDP 12437-44487 Cr 1024 Q90_filtered - notes August 02, 2013, 2:22:02 AM PDT