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New 'Nova' Star Explosion Spotted in Night Sky: How to See It
- japaget 13y agoSee http://www.skyandtelescope.com/community/skyblog/observingblog/Bright-Nova-in-Delphinus-219631281.html http://www.skyandtelescope.com/community/skyblog/observingbl... for a better article, including a links to a brightness curve and a downloadable start chart. The nova is about magnitude 5, meaning that you can just make it out with the naked eye if you are in a clear dark area far from city lights and know exactly where to look. Most observers not in dark rural areas will probably need binoculars to see it.
- btilly 13y agoThis reminded me to look up the naked eye comet predicted for the end of the year. Sadly http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C/2012_S1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C/2012_S1 says that expectations have substantially dimmed for it (pun intended), though it should still be a good thing to look for.