For you sky watcher fans out there... a star just went NOVA... no Telescope needed

[sirhrmechanic]

A 'new star' has exploded into the night sky — and you can see it from North America

The never-before-seen "nova," dubbed V462 Lupi, recently appeared in the constellation Lupus, after suddenly becoming 4 million times brighter. The shining explosion is visible to the naked eye and can be seen from parts of North America.

www.livescience.com

Rare event to have one happen at all, not to mention one that you can see without a telescope.

Not sure how long it will be visible. But it's one of those cool things that you don't get to see often!

Cheers,

Sirhr

 

[Gemsbok]

+15 degrees at 10PM latitude of Los Angeles, still pretty dim and you'll have to know were to look.
Break out the swaros

 

[mtrmn]

OK I'm gonna throw myself on the chopping block here. I don't know how far off this thing allegedly is. Let's just say it's 10 light years away for the purpose of discussion. Does that mean that this actually took place 10 years ago and it's just now visible here or what? Flame away

 

[dustingaunder]

OK I'm gonna throw myself on the chopping block here. I don't know how far off this thing allegedly is. Let's just say it's 10 light years away for the purpose of discussion. Does that mean that this actually took place 10 years ago and it's just now visible here or what? Flame away

If it’s 10 light years away it happened 10 years ago. Yes.

 

[leftyk82]

According to modern measurements, it took place a pretty good while ago....

A plane travelling at 965 km/h (600 mp/h) would take 1 million years to travel one lightyear.

 

[mtrmn]

If it’s 10 light years away it happened 10 years ago. Yes.

Thank you. I always THOUGHT it worked that way but was never quite sure...

 

[akmike47]

If it’s 10 light years away it happened 10 years ago. Yes.

Looks like we have a space genius here everyone, all hail space genius.

Kidding lol

 

[dustingaunder]

Looks like we have a space genius ere everyone, all hail space genius.

Kidding lol

Just sayin I went to college without saying it.

 

[sirhrmechanic]

OK I'm gonna throw myself on the chopping block here. I don't know how far off this thing allegedly is. Let's just say it's 10 light years away for the purpose of discussion. Does that mean that this actually took place 10 years ago and it's just now visible here or what? Flame away

No flame suit needed. It is a great point!

It definitely happened a bunch of years ago! But we don’t find out until the light reaches us!!

That’s what is also cool about the vastness of the Universe!

When you get your scope aimed at another Galaxy, you are looking back in time a loooooong way.

Sirhr

 

[akmike47]

No flame suit needed. It is a great point!

It definitely happened a bunch of years ago! But we don’t find out until the light reaches us!!

That’s what is also cool about the vastness of the Universe!

When you get your scope aimed at another Galaxy, you are looking back in time a loooooong way.

Sirhr

Are you saying it’s in a galaxy…

Far, far away?

 

[buffalowinter]

A 'new star' has exploded into the night sky — and you can see it from North America

The never-before-seen "nova," dubbed V462 Lupi, recently appeared in the constellation Lupus, after suddenly becoming 4 million times brighter. The shining explosion is visible to the naked eye and can be seen from parts of North America.

www.livescience.com

Rare event to have one happen at all, not to mention one that you can see without a telescope.

Not sure how long it will be visible. But it's one of those cool things that you don't get to see often!

Cheers,

Sirhr

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This actually happened at least 2,958 years ago. The nearest star in the constellation Lupus is 117 light years away from earth. It would take the light from the Super Nova around 3,000 years to reach earth. Wrap your brain around that.

 

[akmike47]

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Neat, remember being happy to send your address then pussying out?

This isn’t having the effect you imagine. Keep alerting everyone of your faggotry

 

[akmike47]

This actually happened at least 2,958 years ago. The nearest star in the constellation Lupus is 117 light years away from earth. It would take the light from the Super Nova around 3,000 years to reach earth. Wrap your brain around that.

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It’s also cool we can see the light of stars that no longer exist.

 

[BorrowedTime]

A 'new star' has exploded into the night sky — and you can see it from North America

The never-before-seen "nova," dubbed V462 Lupi, recently appeared in the constellation Lupus, after suddenly becoming 4 million times brighter. The shining explosion is visible to the naked eye and can be seen from parts of North America.

www.livescience.com

Rare event to have one happen at all, not to mention one that you can see without a telescope.

Not sure how long it will be visible. But it's one of those cool things that you don't get to see often!

Cheers,

Sirhr

Very cool. Thanks for the heads up.

 

[BCP]

+15 degrees at 10PM latitude of Los Angeles, still pretty dim and you'll have to know were to look.
Break out the swaros

I'm in Arizona and can't see shit

 

[91Eunozs]

I found it in the SkyView app, but too much cloud cover here in Central Tejas

 

[Gemsbok]

Pretty sure I saw it in the Revic's.
Haven't heard what it's original name was but based on the red circle and a statement that it has been a variable star, I'm thinking it is HIP 74066/HD 133880 and that is 344+/-3 LY away, so yea more than 300 years ago that the nova happened.
Kid was not impressed.
Will have to go back in a few weeks/months and see if it's still as bright.

 

[sirhrmechanic]

Pretty sure I saw it in the Revic's.
Haven't heard what it's original name was but based on the red circle and a statement that it has been a variable star, I'm thinking it is HIP 74066/HD 133880 and that is 344+/-3 LY away, so yea more than 300 years ago that the nova happened.
Kid was not impressed.
Will have to go back in a few weeks/months and see if it's still as bright.

If one is close enough to impress… it might just suck the paint off your house and leave the kid with a permanent orange Afro…

The universe is like a great big Australia… everything trying to kill you!

Sirhr

 

[DocRDS]

No offense to the OP, but media hypes the shit outta this and its acutally very un-spectacular. Magnitude 5 is one of the darkest/dimmest stars we can see. It'll be tough to pick it out unless you really know the stars and are outside the city (and prob need binos)

V462 Lupi - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

This is why "the science" hates "the press"

also F that N dg Tyson dude. Pluto forever!

 

[sirhrmechanic]

No offense to the OP, but media hypes the shit outta this and its acutally very un-spectacular. Magnitude 5 is one of the darkest/dimmest stars we can see. It'll be tough to pick it out unless you really know the stars and are outside the city (and prob need binos)

V462 Lupi - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

This is why "the science" hates "the press"

also F that N dg Tyson dude. Pluto forever!

Yeah, Black Science Man sucks.

And as for it being faint... yup. But it's there. And you don't get many visible ones in a lifetime. So it's geek-worthy.

On the subject of BSM... he ain't no Carl Sagan. But he thinks he do!

 

[akmike47]

He’s space bill nye, he started informative and went full throttle douche.