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‘Once-in-a-lifetime’ interstellar explosion will be visible from Earth this summer: NASA
NY Post ^
| 6/19/24
| Ben Cost
Posted on 06/19/2024 9:54:52 PM PDT by Libloather
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To: Telepathic Intruder
I'm not impressed. It will look no different than an ordinary star. Like the article says, this is a nova, not a supernova. The star itself will look quite different. Since the 1940s the star has not even been visible to the unaided eye. For the first time in a lifetime the star will be visible for millions to view. And will only remain visible for maybe a couple days and once again it will go dark and not be visible again until another generation comes along.
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posted on
06/20/2024 9:43:53 AM PDT
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dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
To: Keyhopper
When that happens it’s expected to become as bright as a full moon and last for weeks or longer.
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posted on
06/20/2024 9:46:48 AM PDT
by
dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
To: dragnet2
Currently it's about magnitude +10, which puts it just on the edge of visibility with standard 10x50 binos. It's supposed to reach about +2 or +3 when it blows, or around the same as Coronae Borealis' brightest star (give or take half a magnitude). So here it is now:
And here is with the "new" star, probably exaggerated in comparative brightness:
I have Stellarium mobile, which makes it pretty easy to find at night (when it's up), but the light pollution is getting pretty bad in my city these days.
To: DesertRhino
lol
Great movie
I just binge watched Z Nation.
Awesome
/waiting for Apophis myself
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06/20/2024 10:40:07 AM PDT
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Salamander
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To: Telepathic Intruder
You bet, that's why I said, "The star itself will look quite different given the fact the star has not even been visible to the
unaided eye." since the 1940s.
Btw, Stellarium is a nice program and I use similar platforms to control a telescope mount by simply clicking an object on the celestial map that I want to the scope to move to. Once everything aligned precisely, the object appears exactly in the cameras center of field of view.
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06/20/2024 11:56:07 AM PDT
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dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
To: Freest Republican
Thank you....I can use the site along with my BOWDITCH!
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posted on
06/20/2024 7:24:44 PM PDT
by
BatGuano
(Dem's guilty of Election Fraud in 2020, stand by for 2024.)
To: Libloather; All
Things called “Nova” that shine brightly briefly, and then pretty much fade away:
Standard Nova.
Super Nova.
Aldo Nova.
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posted on
06/20/2024 10:35:41 PM PDT
by
Paul R.
(Bin Laden wanted Obama killed so the incompetent VP, Biden, would become President!)
To: mabarker1
Hope the tires had the appropriate speed rating...
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posted on
08/03/2024 2:38:29 AM PDT
by
Does so
( 🇺🇦......Say it fast...Kamala D. Harris = KALAMITY Harris...)
To: Does so
I don’t remember exactly what tires we had, IIRC they were BFGoodrich. I’m pretty sure they were either H or V rated it was not something we did on regular basis that was the only time I’ve ever been in that fast on the ground in a car. To have that I had to move to aircraft to go faster.
Besides, we were teenagers so we were indestructible and invincible, occasionally somewhat stupid, but we’re still here.
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08/03/2024 12:15:13 PM PDT
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mabarker1
( (Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!! A fraud, a hypocrite, a liar. I'm a member of Congress!!!)
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08/03/2024 12:17:12 PM PDT
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RandallFlagg
(Democrats should have been barred from elections since The Battle Of Athens.)
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