An image of AT2018cow and its host galaxy obtained on August 17, 2018 using W. M. Keck Observatory’s instrument, the DEep Imaging and Multi-Object Spectrograph (DEIMOS).
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![AT2018cow](https://ciera.northwestern.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/190051_web-1.jpg)
Credit: R. MARGUTTI/W. M. KECK OBSERVATORY