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Old 06-09-2010, 10:40 AM
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Ron:
From what I've read, stars in Eta Carinae seem the most likely candidates in our lifetime .. but, ya never know I guess.

I think they call Eta SNs "imposter Supernovas", don't they ?

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PS: Wiki says that 1987A was observable with the naked eye in 1987 (?) Is that how you first saw it ?

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