To: JimRed
Correct. As stated, this star exploded "more than 450 years ago". Evidently...a LOT more.
It is in the constellation Cassiopeia and is roughly between 8,000 light years and 9,800 light years from Earth.
Thus, the event took place about 9000 years ago.
10 posted on
03/01/2023 6:14:32 AM PST by
Bloody Sam Roberts
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts
Never forget that you’re usually reading what the reporter understood and the editor allowed, not necessarily what the scientists found out
12 posted on
03/01/2023 7:51:46 AM PST by
muir_redwoods
(Freedom isn't free, liberty isn't liberal and you'll never find anything Right on the Left)
To: Bloody Sam Roberts
Pretty neat. I looked up info on this star, and I actually had to reference my star atlases to actually find it. Now I know where to look for it. It should be fairly easy to find it next clear night.
It SHOULD be- my star hopping is a little rusty.
16 posted on
03/01/2023 8:56:52 AM PST by
telescope115
(My feet are on the ground, and my head is in the stars.)
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