I keep hearing about this, but now that the rain has set in, I can’t get out to see it when it’s visible to the “general population.” I’m a bit peeved about this because I’ve been looking forward to seeing it since I first heard about it, like 2 weeks ago… What’s cool though, is that I didn’t realize that it actually exploded 21 million years ago. Hopefully the sky will clear up for a moment so I can see it… mothernaturenetwork: Supernova is brightest in decadesScientists are calling a star that exploded 21 million years ago in a neighboring galaxy the supernova of a generation. Its blaze will continue to brighten until Wednesday or Thursday, visible just above the handle of the Big Dipper to backyard astronomers with binoculars.
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I keep hearing about this, but now that the rain has set in, I can’t get out to see it when it’s visible to the “general population.” I’m a bit peeved about this because I’ve been looking forward to seeing it since I first heard about it, like 2 weeks ago…

What’s cool though, is that I didn’t realize that it actually exploded 21 million years ago. Hopefully the sky will clear up for a moment so I can see it…

mothernaturenetwork:

Supernova is brightest in decades
Scientists are calling a star that exploded 21 million years ago in a neighboring galaxy the supernova of a generation. Its blaze will continue to brighten until Wednesday or Thursday, visible just above the handle of the Big Dipper to backyard astronomers with binoculars.

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