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Old 13-02-2012, 01:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Simon Holmes View Post
Eta is currently at +4.6 magnitude.
Will it explodes in our life time and if it does, will it be bright enough to throw shadow and be visible in the daytime???????????
I was living in the northern hemisphere in 1987 and missed the supernova in the LMC, so it would be a real privilege to be able to see EtaCar go off in my lifetime.
Peter
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