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FOR RELEASE: 9:00 am (EDT) September 2, 2004

PHOTO NO.: STScI-PRC04-23


A BRIGHT SUPERNOVA IN THE NEARBY GALAXY NGC 2403


Presumably as it is in another galaxy that "bright" is a relative term and
that it is beyond simple viewing equipment (bins for example)