Physics
Scientific paper
Jul 1994
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HST Proposal ID #5652
Physics
Hst Proposal Id #5652 Interstellar Medium Sn &Amp, Snr
Scientific paper
We are now underway in our intensive study of supernovae with HST. This long-term project promises to illuminate problems in stellar evolution, the mechanism of stellar explosion, nucleosynthesis, the energetics of interstellar gas, and the extragalactic distance scale. Initial observations, starting in the Spring of 1992, show that HST observations of SN 1987A are rich in content and that these high-minded goals can actually be achieved. Our HST observations of a new supernova, SN1992A, demonstrate that Target-of-Opportunity observations with HST are worth the effort. We were poised to observe SN 1993J in M81 and we obtained a beautiful UV/optical spectrum from an early epoch of this peculiar supernova. Our plan in this program is to initiate a new Target-of-Opportunity supernova for Cycle 4. SN 1992A and SN 1993J demonstrated our ability to orchestrate observations from the ground, with IUE, and from HST to investigate important issues in supernova research.
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