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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2011 9:47:15 GMT -6
A super nova in the Big Dipper galaxy is bright enough to possibly be seen with binoculars in the next ten days. Skywatchers should get their binoculars and telescopes ready. Scientists at UC Berkeley and Berkeley Lab caught a supernova soon after its explosion. The supernova, located in the Big Dipper constellation, is appearing brighter than any other supernova of its type in the last 30 years. Earthlings might even be able to see it with good binoculars in 10 days' time |
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Post by skywalker on Aug 26, 2011 11:03:12 GMT -6
Cool! I'll post about it in the news fader.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2011 17:22:48 GMT -6
Thank you Jokelly for posting about this, this is icing on the cake in the astrophysics field !! With Hubble, Chandra, and the like gathering data from this extraordinary event, many discoveries are likely to be made. I'm going out tonight with my measly little scope and see if I can catch a glimpse of this within the next few nights, Ive never had the opportunity to witness a nova or supernova yet but this is a great chance to finally see one.
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Post by skywalker on Aug 28, 2011 23:09:31 GMT -6
How do they know how long it is going to last? Have they ever timed one before?
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Post by lois on Aug 29, 2011 0:04:06 GMT -6
Thanks Jo.. 21 million light years Wow!! and we may be able to see it. How far we have come..
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2011 1:19:57 GMT -6
I'm happy that there are so many interested in our amazing universe I see the huble pictures and lose myself for hours ..so for those interested in comets .. Over the weekend, incoming Comet Garradd passed beautifully close to globular star cluster M71. For all those amateur astronomers caught under hurricane clouds, John Chumack of Dayton, Ohio, recorded the encounter in the form of a 2.5 hour time-lapse movie: spaceweather.com/
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Post by skywalker on Aug 29, 2011 7:33:58 GMT -6
Thanks Jo.. 21 million light years Wow!! and we may be able to see it. How far we have come.. If I'm not mistaken I believe that if this thing is 21 million light years away then it exploded 21 million years ago. We are watching something that no longer exists.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2011 13:08:15 GMT -6
Apparently this one is not so old and in space terms pretty close to us..the article goes into a bit more detail but they say they caught it quickly and that it's still expanding. I underlined a couple of statements that make me think it's not old at all Sky It's happening now from what I gather and it's cool because Palomar Observatory is only about 16 miles from me..I've got a perfect view of the big dipper right off my porch The supernova, dubbed PTF 11kly, occurred in the Pinwheel Galaxy, located in the “Big Dipper,” otherwise known as the Ursa Major constellation. It was discovered by the Palomar Transient Factory (PTF) survey, which is designed to observe and uncover astronomical events as they happen. “ We caught this supernova very soon after explosion. PTF 11kly is getting brighter by the minute. It’s already 20 times brighter than it was yesterday,” said Peter Nugent, the senior scientist at Berkeley Lab who first spotted the supernova. Nugent is also an adjunct professor of astronomy at UC Berkeley. “Observing PTF 11kly unfold should be a wild ride. It is an instant cosmic classic.”newscenter.lbl.gov/feature-stories/2011/08/25/supernova/
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2011 17:43:55 GMT -6
I'm happy that there are so many interested in our amazing universe I see the huble pictures and lose myself for hours ..so for those interested in comets .. Over the weekend, incoming Comet Garradd passed beautifully close to globular star cluster M71. For all those amateur astronomers caught under hurricane clouds, John Chumack of Dayton, Ohio, recorded the encounter in the form of a 2.5 hour time-lapse movie: spaceweather.com/ This could turn out to be a good one as it gets brighter ! Sky,aaron, and whoever is interested in viewing with telescopes or binoculars, this is already going to be a good site , especially after the moon sets and itll be close to overhead . The constellation isnt too hard to find, its between cygnus and aquila in a small constellation by the name of sagitta, nearby m71 at the moment. As time progresses, this may turn out to be a naked eye event, but comets are unpredictable so it could go either way. Jo. thanks again for posting !!
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