Grab your binoculars. This weekend you’ll be able to see the closest supernova to our plant 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. Watch this Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Astrophysicist explain how to pinpoint it… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : The Blaze Discovery Date : 03/09/2011 01:19 Number of articles : 2
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The Planet’s Closest Supernova in 25 Years Can Be Seen This Weekend