Supernova - Happening Right Now! Grab Your Binos!
Jason P
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This a very rare treat to those of us that observe the cosmos. A supernova was detected in it's early stages and should be visible to astronomers ... unfortunately, my skies are cloudy right now.
I expect that every telescope in the world will be trained on this event over the next week. It's apparently located in the handle of the big dipper.
Enjoy!
http://news.yahoo.com/young-nearby-supernova-dazzles-scientists-044627084.html
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California astronomers have found the closest, brightest supernova of its kind in 25 years, catching the glimmer of a tiny self-destructing star a mere 21 million light years from Earth and soon visible to amateur skywatchers.
The discovery, announced on Wednesday, was made in what was believed to be the first hours of the rare cosmic explosion using a special telescope at the Palomar Observatory near San Diego and powerful supercomputers at a government laboratory in Berkeley.
The detection so early of a supernova so near has created a worldwide stir among astronomers, who are clamoring to observe it with every telescope at their disposal, including the giant Hubble Space Telescope.
Scientists behind the discovery at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of California at Berkeley say the extraordinary phenomenon -- labeled by the rather obscure designation PTF 11kly -- will likely become the most-studied supernova in history.
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I expect that every telescope in the world will be trained on this event over the next week. It's apparently located in the handle of the big dipper.
Enjoy!
http://news.yahoo.com/young-nearby-supernova-dazzles-scientists-044627084.html
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California astronomers have found the closest, brightest supernova of its kind in 25 years, catching the glimmer of a tiny self-destructing star a mere 21 million light years from Earth and soon visible to amateur skywatchers.
The discovery, announced on Wednesday, was made in what was believed to be the first hours of the rare cosmic explosion using a special telescope at the Palomar Observatory near San Diego and powerful supercomputers at a government laboratory in Berkeley.
The detection so early of a supernova so near has created a worldwide stir among astronomers, who are clamoring to observe it with every telescope at their disposal, including the giant Hubble Space Telescope.
Scientists behind the discovery at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of California at Berkeley say the extraordinary phenomenon -- labeled by the rather obscure designation PTF 11kly -- will likely become the most-studied supernova in history.
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Rained last night for me. My buddy did have a cool iPad application (i think it was called Star Walk) that allowed me to at least find where the galaxy was located. Looks like it could be Sunday night before I have a chance to see it.