Date: 4/04/2021 12:53:43
From: Michael V
ID: 1720047
Subject: For those with telescopes - a nova.

https://www.sciencealert.com/a-star-just-exploded-near-cassiopeia

“A Star Just Exploded in The Sky, And It Is Easy to Observe

MICHELLE STARR
23 MARCH 2021

According to reports in The Astronomer’s Telegram, a star in the region of the constellation of Cassiopeia has just gone nova, and the glow is still visible in the night sky. If you live in the Northern Hemisphere and have even a basic telescope, you might want to head out and point it in that direction.”

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Date: 4/04/2021 13:02:49
From: captain_spalding
ID: 1720048
Subject: re: For those with telescopes - a nova.

Michael V said:


https://www.sciencealert.com/a-star-just-exploded-near-cassiopeia

“A Star Just Exploded in The Sky, And It Is Easy to Observe

MICHELLE STARR
23 MARCH 2021

According to reports in The Astronomer’s Telegram, a star in the region of the constellation of Cassiopeia has just gone nova, and the glow is still visible in the night sky. If you live in the Northern Hemisphere and have even a basic telescope, you might want to head out and point it in that direction.”


If it’s near Cassiopeia, you’re probably not going to see it from Australia.

Cassiopeia is visible only from north of about 20 deg S in Australia, in late spring/early summer.

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Date: 4/04/2021 13:06:41
From: buffy
ID: 1720049
Subject: re: For those with telescopes - a nova.

Michael V said:


https://www.sciencealert.com/a-star-just-exploded-near-cassiopeia

“A Star Just Exploded in The Sky, And It Is Easy to Observe

MICHELLE STARR
23 MARCH 2021

According to reports in The Astronomer’s Telegram, a star in the region of the constellation of Cassiopeia has just gone nova, and the glow is still visible in the night sky. If you live in the Northern Hemisphere and have even a basic telescope, you might want to head out and point it in that direction.”


Well, that’s not much use…move it so it can be seen from the Southern hemisphere!

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Date: 4/04/2021 13:08:46
From: captain_spalding
ID: 1720050
Subject: re: For those with telescopes - a nova.

buffy said:


Michael V said:

https://www.sciencealert.com/a-star-just-exploded-near-cassiopeia

“A Star Just Exploded in The Sky, And It Is Easy to Observe

MICHELLE STARR
23 MARCH 2021

According to reports in The Astronomer’s Telegram, a star in the region of the constellation of Cassiopeia has just gone nova, and the glow is still visible in the night sky. If you live in the Northern Hemisphere and have even a basic telescope, you might want to head out and point it in that direction.”


Well, that’s not much use…move it so it can be seen from the Southern hemisphere!

Would you like to speak with the manager, madam??

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Date: 4/04/2021 13:12:02
From: Michael V
ID: 1720052
Subject: re: For those with telescopes - a nova.

captain_spalding said:


Michael V said:

https://www.sciencealert.com/a-star-just-exploded-near-cassiopeia

“A Star Just Exploded in The Sky, And It Is Easy to Observe

MICHELLE STARR
23 MARCH 2021

According to reports in The Astronomer’s Telegram, a star in the region of the constellation of Cassiopeia has just gone nova, and the glow is still visible in the night sky. If you live in the Northern Hemisphere and have even a basic telescope, you might want to head out and point it in that direction.”


If it’s near Cassiopeia, you’re probably not going to see it from Australia.

Cassiopeia is visible only from north of about 20 deg S in Australia, in late spring/early summer.

They keep telling us to go on holidays in Australia. Darwin anyone?

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Date: 4/04/2021 13:23:04
From: PermeateFree
ID: 1720054
Subject: re: For those with telescopes - a nova.

Michael V said:


https://www.sciencealert.com/a-star-just-exploded-near-cassiopeia

“A Star Just Exploded in The Sky, And It Is Easy to Observe

MICHELLE STARR
23 MARCH 2021

According to reports in The Astronomer’s Telegram, a star in the region of the constellation of Cassiopeia has just gone nova, and the glow is still visible in the night sky. If you live in the Northern Hemisphere and have even a basic telescope, you might want to head out and point it in that direction.”


These super highways need more consultation in their construction, the environmental damage can be devastating.

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Date: 4/04/2021 13:26:10
From: Peak Warming Man
ID: 1720057
Subject: re: For those with telescopes - a nova.

>>Cassiopeia has just gone nova

By just they mean 10,000 years ago.

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Date: 4/04/2021 13:30:39
From: JudgeMental
ID: 1720058
Subject: re: For those with telescopes - a nova.

Peak Warming Man said:


>>Cassiopeia has just gone nova

By just they mean 10,000 years ago.

It’s not immediately clear which star produced V1405 Cas, but there is a strong candidate: the eclipsing variable (binary) star CzeV3217, which lies at an approximate distance of 5,500 light-years from the Solar System.

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Date: 4/04/2021 13:36:30
From: Divine Angel
ID: 1720059
Subject: re: For those with telescopes - a nova.

By “easy to observe” they mean “see that dot”, right?

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Date: 4/04/2021 13:40:08
From: roughbarked
ID: 1720061
Subject: re: For those with telescopes - a nova.

Divine Angel said:


By “easy to observe” they mean “see that dot”, right?

fuzzy dot.

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Date: 4/04/2021 19:37:28
From: mollwollfumble
ID: 1720182
Subject: re: For those with telescopes - a nova.

I wonder how often and how bright novas have been lately. They used to be reported often, but I haven’t seen a report for a long time.

Checking the AAVSO website. There have been a few around.
https://www.aavso.org/tags/nova

30 Mar 2021, Sagittarius.
27 Nov 2020, Perseus.
5 Oct 2020, Sagittarius.
17 Jul 2020, Sagittarius.
16 Jul 2020, Reticulum
8 Jun 2020, Sagittarius
24 Feb 2020, Serpens
4 Feb 2020, Sagittarius
1 Nov 2019, Scutum
16 Sep 2019, Scorpius
etc.

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Date: 4/04/2021 23:42:35
From: SCIENCE
ID: 1720278
Subject: re: For those with telescopes - a nova.

and here we thought this was going to be some pun on the resolving power of optical instruments and the discriminatory tests of statisticians

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Date: 8/04/2021 00:23:44
From: wookiemeister
ID: 1721805
Subject: re: For those with telescopes - a nova.

Thanks for that I nearly burnt my eyeballs out

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