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Memories of a dying star

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The spectroscopic observations of the very early stages of a supernova provide a glimpse into its environment prior to the explosion.

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Figure 1: A simple geometrical model assuming the matter in the environment of the supernova is ionized by the initial ultraviolet flash (blue), lasting at most a few hours, and then recombines immediately.

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