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posted September 03, 2011 10:50 AM            

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September 2, 2011

Grab your binoculars. This weekend you’ll be able to see the closest supernova to our planet within the last generation from your own backyard.

The supernova, spotted last week by astronomers in the Pinwheel Galaxy, which Wired reports is from our perspective in the Big Dipper, is an exploding white dwarf star.

The supernova will reportedly reach peak brightness on September 9. Just 21 million light years away, according to Space.com, this is the closest supernova to earth since 1986.

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/the-planets-closest-supernova-in-25-years-c an-be-seen-this-weekend/

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posted September 04, 2011 06:03 AM            

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http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/09/how-to-spot-a-supernova/
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posted September 04, 2011 03:30 PM            

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in which direction do we need to look?

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posted September 04, 2011 05:28 PM            

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i wish i had some binoculars...funny i woke up thinking about how i would like to be able to have a pair or a telescope to be able to look at the stars, just the like two days ago actually lol...

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posted September 04, 2011 07:27 PM            

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Watch the video to find how to locate this supernova.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/the-planets-closest-supernova-in-25-years-can-be-seen-this-weekend/

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posted September 05, 2011 02:09 AM            

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thanks.

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posted September 20, 2011 04:54 PM            

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Wow! The scale and magnitude of astronomical events are hard to fathom.

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