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A self-taught astronomer spotted something no scientist had ever seen [Supernova]
Washington Post ^
| February 21, 2018
| Sarah Kaplan
Posted on 02/22/2018 6:05:33 AM PST by C19fan
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To: C19fan
...all the energy he had poured into constructing an observatory atop his home... ...is nothing compared to the energy the star poured out.
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posted on
02/22/2018 10:31:37 AM PST
by
henkster
(Monsters from the Id.)
To: C19fan
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posted on
02/22/2018 10:32:34 AM PST
by
dfwgator
To: hal ogen
Behind a paywall unless there is a direct link.
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posted on
02/22/2018 10:46:11 AM PST
by
doorgunner69
(Give me the liberty to take care of my own security..........)
To: doorgunner69
No pay wall for me...I just went right in. I did have to shower, however, after accessing the washington compost.
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posted on
02/22/2018 11:03:24 AM PST
by
hal ogen
(First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
To: hal ogen
Maybe just Firefox, the screen goes white other than the banner,
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posted on
02/22/2018 11:12:52 AM PST
by
doorgunner69
(Give me the liberty to take care of my own security..........)
To: C19fan
What he saw and captured may have happened half a billion years ago, with the light just now arriving.
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posted on
02/22/2018 12:41:22 PM PST
by
JimRed
( TERM LIMITS, NOW! Build the Wall Faster! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
To: Paladin2
To: ilovesarah2012
Good point. One of my fav oldies...
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posted on
02/22/2018 12:49:53 PM PST
by
Paladin2
To: JimRed
"What he saw and captured may have happened half a billion years ago, with the light just now arriving."
I hate being late to the party.... This guy needs a medal for being a self funded scientist of note.
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posted on
02/22/2018 1:02:36 PM PST
by
Paladin2
To: C19fan
Some guys get all the luck!
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posted on
02/22/2018 3:07:17 PM PST
by
Conan the Librarian
(The Best in Life is to crush my enemies, see them driven before me, and the Dewey Decimal System)
To: JimRed
Current distance estimate for that galaxy is between 67 mil (wikipedia) and 86 Mil LYs (sky safari).
Not that long ago.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_613
As for being self-taught, about 100% of the folks in my astronomy club are self taught. Most professionals wouldn’t be bothering to look at such a mundane galaxy. It’s what we amateurs do all the time.
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posted on
02/22/2018 3:12:37 PM PST
by
Conan the Librarian
(The Best in Life is to crush my enemies, see them driven before me, and the Dewey Decimal System)
To: Paladin2
I thought Nova meant "no go" Amusing antidote as follows. In the late 60s Chevy marketed their immensely popular Chevy Nova in Venezuela. They had to change the name when they realized it meant "No GO" in Spanish.
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posted on
02/22/2018 3:23:23 PM PST
by
cpdiii
(DECKHAND, ROUGHNECK, GEOLOGIST, PILOT, PHARMACIST, LIBERTARIAN The Constitution is worth dying for.)
To: Paladin2
leave it to
Latinos NOT to know Latin...
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posted on
02/22/2018 3:38:40 PM PST
by
Chode
(You have all of the resources you are going to have. Abandon your illusions and plan accordingly.)
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