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Originally Posted by Paul Haese
I was observing the night after the day it was discovered. As I recall it was discovered during our day. I noted that a very bright star was in a part of the sky where one should not be. I thought I had discovered something but I learned later that night that it had been discovered by someone else many hours before. 
It brought people into the Brisbane Astronomical Society but after a few weeks it was old news really. I don't think I have any film images of it. It was sort of exciting but not as exciting as comet Halley.
Thanks for the trip down memory lane.  |
Some history on the discovery
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SN_1987A
Cheers