Year:
1982
Supernova Wild in NGC 4490, photographed by Jack Newton of Victoria Centre. This prediscovery
photograph (by 17 days, on March 29.24) was taken through Mr. Newton’s 40 cm f/5 reflector on Ektachrome 400, and shows the magnitude 14.8 supernova immediately to the right of the galaxy’s nucleus on the evening of 29 March
1982.
This photo appeared on the cover of the August 1982 National Newsletter.
