[quote]In a rare example of cloudy weather helping astronomy rather than hurting it, the team that found M82′s new supernova swung a telescope in that direction only because their planned targets for the night were obscured, a release stated.
The exploding star in the “Cigar Galaxy” was found at 7:20 p.m. UTC (2:20 p.m. EST) during a class taught by Steve Fossey at the University of London Observatory. Students Ben Cooke, Tom Wright, Matthew Wilde and Guy Pollack all participated in the discovery.
“The weather was closing in, with increasing cloud,” recalled Fossey in a press release, “so instead of the planned practical astronomy class, I gave the students an introductory demonstration of how to use the CCD camera on one of the observatory’s automated 0.35–metre [1.14-foot] telescopes.”[/quote]
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Damn; the cigar galaxy must be smoking some good nebula.
Isn't it a wonder to think about just how much more we know about space in just the last 5 years? The future of space looks to be a mysterious and wonderful thing that will keep humans asking questions till the end of time.
[QUOTE=Kite_shugo;43711985]Damn; the cigar galaxy must be smoking some good nebula.
Isn't it a wonder to think about just how much more we know about space in just the last 5 years? The future of space looks to be a mysterious and wonderful thing that will keep humans asking questions till the end of time.[/QUOTE]
I am personally waiting for the most relevant question to become "Are we there yet?"
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