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SN 1987A: an Overview

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2016

Michael A. Dopita*
Affiliation:
Mt. Stromlo and Siding Spring Observatories, The Australian National University

Abstract

A great deal has been learnt about supernovae over the last 500 days, or so. The major deficiencies in theory highlighted by the case of SN 1987A are briefly reviewed, as are the sucesses.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of Australia 1988

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