floofloof@lemmy.ca to Space@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoMove over, solar eclipse: Scientists predict a once-in-a-lifetime nova explosion in the coming monthswww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up1103arrow-down12
arrow-up1101arrow-down1external-linkMove over, solar eclipse: Scientists predict a once-in-a-lifetime nova explosion in the coming monthswww.bbc.comfloofloof@lemmy.ca to Space@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square2fedilink
minus-squarecatloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·7 months agoFor the lazy, it’ll have brightness similar to Polaris, approximate magnitude +2.2. Pretty good for a star, but not anything you’d notice as being out of the ordinary just looking at the sky.
minus-squarefraksken@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up6·7 months agoWhat kind of telescope is needed to see something meaningful?
For the lazy, it’ll have brightness similar to Polaris, approximate magnitude +2.2. Pretty good for a star, but not anything you’d notice as being out of the ordinary just looking at the sky.
What kind of telescope is needed to see something meaningful?