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HPLovecraft · 08-26-2011, 02:37 PM

Closest supernova observed in over 25 years - just gone supernova on the 23rd, and getting brighter by the day

Man, I wish night skies were darker where I was at. This star in the Pinwheel Galaxy went supernova Tuesday night (of course, it really went supernova 21 million years ago, but to us here on Earth, the light's just reaching us now), and was observed at around apparent magnitude 17.1. It's getting brighter by the day, and is expected to brighten up to 6 more magnitudes! It'll be tough, but I'll be out trying to see it in about a week's time. I might have to find a way out to some darker skies to catch a glimpse of it. For low contrast deep sky objects like this, really dark skies are necessary.

http://www.space.com/12745-closest-s...explosion.html

08-26-2011, 02:37 PM	#1101
HPLovecraft Took an arrow to the knee Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Toronto Exp:	Closest supernova observed in over 25 years - just gone supernova on the 23rd, and getting brighter by the day Man, I wish night skies were darker where I was at. This star in the Pinwheel Galaxy went supernova Tuesday night (of course, it really went supernova 21 million years ago, but to us here on Earth, the light's just reaching us now), and was observed at around apparent magnitude 17.1. It's getting brighter by the day, and is expected to brighten up to 6 more magnitudes! It'll be tough, but I'll be out trying to see it in about a week's time. I might have to find a way out to some darker skies to catch a glimpse of it. For low contrast deep sky objects like this, really dark skies are necessary. http://www.space.com/12745-closest-s...explosion.html __________________ "An adherent of homeopathy has no brain. They have skull water with the memory of a brain."