Starship Asterisk*

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap080426.html

I almost went nuts trying to find SN 1987A in this image.

It's not actually visible in this view (or rather, it's visible as an undifferentiable blob), and it's a good bit left and below the center of the image. Oh well, it's still one heck of a view.

Qev wrote:I almost went nuts trying to find SN 1987A in this image.

Wow, that was a tough one. But I finally found it, too.

Isn't is amazing that the nearest supernova just happens to be in another galaxy? Maybe that's a good thing!
Orin

orin stepanek wrote:Isn't is amazing that the nearest supernova just happens to be in another galaxy? Maybe that's a good thing!
Orin

I'd rather it was closer. I want to see a naked-eye supernova at least once.