Re: HELP! - simple question!


"Bill Owen" <wmo@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:426920F5.6538A98@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> luckyvomit@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>
>> what DEATHS of celestial bodies have humans witnessed without a
>> telescope?
>>
>> (not counting meteors) and the years occured if possible.
>>
>> thanx
>
> Two categories come immediately to mind:
>
> 1) Supernovae. SN 1987A in the Large Magellanic Cloud was the last one
> to achieve naked-eye brightness; before that, Kepler's Star of 1604,
> Tycho's Star of 1572, and the SN in 1054 which produced the Crab Nebula
> (and which may have inspired the star-and-crescent motifs of the Near
> East). S Andromedae (a supernova in M31 in 1885) did reach magnitude 6,
> making it just barely visible to the unaided eye.
>
> 2) Some comets split apart or completely disappear after they pass too
> close to the Sun. Biela's Comet in the 19th century is an example.
>
> Google is your friend.
>
> -- Bill Owen

Bill, with all due respect, why are you doing this kid's homework
for him?
I think the simple statement "Google is your friend" was sufficient.


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