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Re: Massive Fire in the Sky Awes Astronomers
Posted by: Katherine Noyes 2008-01-22 10:45:14

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A team of astronomers working with NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory has witnessed the brightest supernova ever seen, leading them to suggest that a similar explosion may be imminent in a star in our own galaxy. "This supernova was not only bright, but also rather slow in its development, which means that when you take into account that it stayed bright for as long as it did, it was extraordinarily energetic," Mario Livio, a senior astrophysicist with the Space Telescope Science Institute, told TechNewsWorld.

Possible supernova sighting
Posted by: acmonger 2009-05-29 05:47:48 In reply to: Katherine Noyes

I was enjoying a late evenig walk last night at about 10:30 when I noticed a brilliant pinpoint of light high in the southeastern sky. This light was unquestionably the brightest object in the sky and lasted only 10 seconds as it faded gradually and could no longer be seen. At its highest brilliance, there were needle sharp rays eminating in all directions from it. I was somewhat disappointed this morning when
both my wife and I could find no reference in the news regarding what clearly to me was a major celestial event that should have been seen by many people and detected by the scientific community.