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Watch a Nearby Nova Explosion With Your Own Eyes Tonight

44 points by xtraclass 13y ago

erez 13y ago
There is no indication of whether you need to be in the northern hemisphere to watch this, and in which countries.
- abcd_f 13y ago
  It's a "Discover Magazine", remember?
- kibibyte 13y ago
  At around the latitude of San Francisco (northern hemisphere), you should be able to find Sagitta/Delphinus almost directly overhead at around 10 PM. At around maybe 5 AM, both constellations will set due west.
- kaybe 13y ago
  http://catserver.ing.iac.es/staralt/ http://catserver.ing.iac.es/staralt/ and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delphinus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delphinus give you the needed information. -- (In the calculator, for the coordinates, use 21:00:00 right ascension and +10:00:00 declination as given by wikipedia, and specify your own location, or choose a nearby observatory.) --
- japaget 13y ago
  It is visible worldwide except for the south polar regions (south of latitude 75 degrees south), so unless you are spending the winter in Antarctica, you should be able to see it.
losethos 13y ago
the woman, and of him that lieth with her that is unclean. 16:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they offered before the LORD, and died; 16:2 And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the vail before the mercy seat, which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat. 16:3 Thus shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bullock for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering. 16:4 He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired: these are holy garments; therefore shall he wash his flesh in water, and so put them on. 16:5 And he shall take of the congregation of the children of Israel two kids of the goats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt offering.
RobotCaleb 13y ago
What will this look like through Hubble?

44 points by xtraclass 13y ago

erez 13y ago

There is no indication of whether you need to be in the northern hemisphere to watch this, and in which countries.

abcd_f 13y ago
It's a "Discover Magazine", remember?
kibibyte 13y ago
At around the latitude of San Francisco (northern hemisphere), you should be able to find Sagitta/Delphinus almost directly overhead at around 10 PM. At around maybe 5 AM, both constellations will set due west.
kaybe 13y ago
http://catserver.ing.iac.es/staralt/ http://catserver.ing.iac.es/staralt/ and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delphinus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delphinus give you the needed information. -- (In the calculator, for the coordinates, use 21:00:00 right ascension and +10:00:00 declination as given by wikipedia, and specify your own location, or choose a nearby observatory.) --
japaget 13y ago
It is visible worldwide except for the south polar regions (south of latitude 75 degrees south), so unless you are spending the winter in Antarctica, you should be able to see it.

losethos 13y ago

the woman, and of him that lieth with her that is unclean. 16:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses after the death of the two sons of Aaron, when they offered before the LORD, and died; 16:2 And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the vail before the mercy seat, which is upon the ark; that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy seat. 16:3 Thus shall Aaron come into the holy place: with a young bullock for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering. 16:4 He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired: these are holy garments; therefore shall he wash his flesh in water, and so put them on. 16:5 And he shall take of the congregation of the children of Israel two kids of the goats for a sin offering, and one ram for a burnt offering.

RobotCaleb 13y ago

What will this look like through Hubble?