| New supernova detected 09:26 - May 23 with 1349 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 1255 views | Meadowlark |
Excellent photo, and thanks for info. |  | | |
| New supernova detected on 11:25 - May 23 with 1195 views | greyhound |
Stuff like this fascinates me. Thanks for uploading such a great image |  | | |
| New supernova detected on 11:56 - May 23 with 1152 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 1039 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 1035 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 1026 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 1018 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 1016 views | Bugs |
That is awesome. |  | | |
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| New supernova detected on 15:49 - May 26 with 785 views | StokieBlue |
For anyone interested, Betelgeuse is playing up again:
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/may/26/its-new-territory-why-is-betelge
Betelgeuse is our most likely chance of seeing a Supernova close to Earth. If it happened the explosion would be visible to the naked eye on Earth during the daytime, be as bright as the full moon, cast shadows and last for weeks.
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| New supernova detected on 16:01 - May 26 with 772 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 754 views | tractorian |
Of course, it may already have happened. |  | | |
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