Was there a supernova event in June 1966?

According to Fritz Zwicky’s write-up of “The 1966 Palomar Supernova Search” - which can be found online - one photographic plate of Rudnicki’s observations on June 10, 1966 contained a supernova (eventually designated supernova 1966d) in an anonymous galaxy at right ascension 11:33.6, declination +20:48. read more

Historical events in 1966. See what famous, scandalous and important events happened in 1966 or search by date or keyword. read more

Historical events in 1966 (part 2). See what famous, scandalous and important events happened in 1966 or search by date or keyword. read more