Great! Thanks. Do you know if there are any Hubble or other quality images of the region of space where the star (or is it star system) Lupus -- the wolf -- is located? Even a star map showing it's location would help.
Here ya go. :-)
http://www.astrofilitrentini.it/mat/costell/lup_e.html
http://www.astronomical.org/portal/modules/wfsection/article.php?articleid=50
http://www.astromax.com/con-page/southern/1986-centaurus.jpg
Another fun link:
http://weblore.com/richard/1006_supernove.htm