| New supernova detected 09:26 - May 23 with 1669 views | StokieBlue |
One for anyone interested in space, the closest supernova for 5 years (although close is relative) was spotted over the weekend in M101 (the Pinwheel galaxy).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinwheel_Galaxy
Unfortunately it's not visible to the naked eye (unlike something like Betelgeuse which would cast shadows when it finally explodes) but it can be seen with a good enough telescope setup.
I managed to get a picture of it over the weekend, not a patch on the NASA image of course but reasonable for light polluted London. The supernova is shown in the red box.
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| New supernova detected on 10:28 - May 23 with 1563 views | Meadowlark |
Excellent photo, and thanks for info. |  | | |
| New supernova detected on 11:25 - May 23 with 1503 views | greyhound |
Stuff like this fascinates me. Thanks for uploading such a great image |  | | |
| New supernova detected on 11:56 - May 23 with 1460 views | Keno |
love stuff like this, Star Trek is my favourite documentary series on TV |  |
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| New supernova detected on 20:18 - May 23 with 1347 views | StokieBlue |
| New supernova detected on 10:28 - May 23 by Meadowlark |
Excellent photo, and thanks for info. |
Thanks, hard to get anything much better here even with many hours of data. I'll try and clean it up a bit at some point though as think I can get a clearer image.
Article on the supernova along with an image that shows what you get with a 10bn USD space telescope.
https://www.space.com/supernova-closest-earth-m101-galaxy
Gif from the article showing the before and after:
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| New supernova detected on 20:19 - May 23 with 1343 views | Swansea_Blue |
When you say 'close' is relative, what do you mean? As in nearer than Sudbury? |  |
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| New supernova detected on 20:32 - May 23 with 1334 views | Swansea_Blue |
| New supernova detected on 20:18 - May 23 by StokieBlue |
Thanks, hard to get anything much better here even with many hours of data. I'll try and clean it up a bit at some point though as think I can get a clearer image.
Article on the supernova along with an image that shows what you get with a 10bn USD space telescope.
https://www.space.com/supernova-closest-earth-m101-galaxy
Gif from the article showing the before and after:
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That's nothing short of breathtaking when you think about what it means.
The scale is also a bit mind blowing when you think about when it actually happened:
- this occurred c. 5 million years before Afro-Arabia collided with Eurasia creating the Gomphotherium land bridge (i.e. when the Mediterranean and Indian Oceans were split apart allowing species like elephants to first migrate from Africa into Asia).
- it was during the period when Apes first evolved
- at this time, the Himalayas were going through a major period of formation
- Facters passed his driving test
And we're only seeing it now 🤯 | |
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| New supernova detected on 20:33 - May 23 with 1326 views | Keno |
| New supernova detected on 20:19 - May 23 by Swansea_Blue |
When you say 'close' is relative, what do you mean? As in nearer than Sudbury? |
He said Supernova not black hole | |
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| New supernova detected on 20:34 - May 23 with 1324 views | Bugs |
That is awesome. |  | | |
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| New supernova detected on 16:01 - May 26 with 1080 views | StochesStotasBlewe |
Fascinating stuff.
Will they name it champagne I wonder? |  |
| We have no village green, or a shop.
It's very, very quiet.
I can walk to the pub. |
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| New supernova detected on 16:20 - May 26 with 1062 views | tractorian |
Of course, it may already have happened. |  | | |
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