See a nova in Scorpius

February 19, 2007 12:45 PM

"A Naked-Eye Nova in Scorpius" - Scorpius, the constellation home to M4, has a nova visible to the naked eye. Skytonight.com has a cool javascript almanac for you to see when it will be most visible for where you live.
posted by frecklefaerie (7 comments total)

Gah, forgot to say up there that you need to see it tonight! Or tomorrow! Or whatever day it is in Australia!
posted by frecklefaerie at 12:46 PM on February 19, 2007

There goes the neighborhood.
posted by CynicalKnight at 1:17 PM on February 19, 2007

What are you talking about, CynicalKnight?
posted by frecklefaerie at 1:22 PM on February 19, 2007

Cool! Don't know that I stand much chance of seeing this in light-polluted London, but to see a nova it might be worth a shot.
posted by Pallas Athena at 1:51 PM on February 19, 2007

My HOMEWORLD! GONE!

I warned the fools. LEAVE I said. Before it's too late. Did they listen. No.

And here I am stranded. Living amongst you pathetic Earthlings. The radiation from your yellow sun giving me awesome powers. The power to talk to brine shrimp. The power to guess anybodies height with in an inch or two. And, most amazingly, the power to piss anybody off nearly instantly on the internet.

Surrender. Your world is mine.
posted by tkchrist at 2:29 PM on February 19, 2007

Thank you for posting this. I would have found out too late otherwise. (I probably won't be able to see it anyway, but maybe I'll try.)
posted by jiawen at 2:35 PM on February 19, 2007

Naked! Whoohoo!

...oh. That.
posted by Foosnark at 3:20 PM on February 19, 2007