 On 27 September 2004, the Type II supernova SN 2004et was observed at magnitude 15.2 and rose to a maximum visual magnitude of 12.7.Images taken several days earlier revealed no such star, indicating destruction of the star occurred on the 22 September.The progenitor of SN 2004et has been identified on earlier images –– only the seventh time that such an event was directly identified with its host star.