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@poppyt | 7 September 11 | |
Thankyou obi I'll have a butchers when these wretched clouds go away....and its night time :)
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@obi_jon | 7 September 11 | |
It said you should be able to see it with the naked eye if you have clear skies and not too much light polution, binoculars/telescopes recommended but not essential!
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@driverii | 7 September 11 | |
That region of space never dips below horizon as ursa major is used to locate the north star and rotates around it.. The iss moves fast in a straight line across the sky so what i've seen must be a planet. I shall look tonight weather permitting.
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@shadow27 | 7 September 11 | |
Oh right.. d*mnit. Not visible from here is it? blood typical
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@obi_jon | 7 September 11 | |
The weather forcast for this evening is good where I am.
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@driverii | 7 September 11 | |
Ursa major is the closest large constallation to the north star and is approx its own length away from the north star. I'd be very worried if ursa major ever vanished below the horizon. It would mean the earth had tilted onto its side lol
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@phallica | 7 September 11 | |
I've seen the same thing, an ultra bright star with the same luminosity as the ISS, but stationary.
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@obi_jon | 7 September 11 | |
Yes you're quite right about the pole star driv, so it can't dip below can it. d*mn it, I want answers !
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@obi_jon | 7 September 11 | |
It's the M101 galaxy.
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@driverii | 7 September 11 | |
Obviously the supernova was brightest at the moment it went bang and as it expands rapidly it cools and dims. If ya think about it light from our sun takes 8 mins to reach us. If it went supernova its light would hit us mere seconds before the exploding star matter hit us and our solar system would be entirely wiped out in a matter of days, the light diminishing all the while
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