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Old 09-12-2017, 02:50 PM
bigjoe (JOSEPH)
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Originally Posted by skysurfer View Post
The chart is south up, i.e. correct for Australia and most parts of the world. But as others say, don't expect a Venus like brigjt star. In most favorable case it gets +2, as the star is currently +12 which means a whopping 10000x brightness increase.
From the math here ..exactly +2 ..but somewhere else Ive heard this is a cautious estimate, and likely much brighter ..but who knows..its actually already happened that far away..light hasnt reached us yet..Just have to wait till more data comes in.
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