[meteorite-list] OT - Happy Crab Nebula Day!
From: Matthias Bärmann <majbaermann_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2011 20:16:02 +0200 Message-ID: <0E809B863F5844B5AADFD46C400EF042_at_thinkcentre> Splendid reminiscence, Gary, thumbs up! Is it a Mauna Kea photo? Best, Matthias ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Fujihara" <fujmon at mac.com> To: "MeteorList" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> Sent: Monday, July 04, 2011 6:25 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] OT - Happy Crab Nebula Day! > Cosmic Fireworks: On July 4, 1054, Chinese astronomers observed a "guest > star" in the constellation Taurus, the result of a star exploding or going > Supernova. At mag -6, SN1054 (Supernova of 1054) became about 4 times > brighter than Venus, was visible in daylight for 23 days, and lasted a > period of two years. Today we can still see remnants of SN1054 as the > Messier Object 1 (M1) Crab Nebula. > > http://bigkahuna-meteorites.com/_M1.jpg > > Oh, and for those terrestrially bound in the USA, Happy Fourth of July! > > Gary Fujihara > Big Kahuna Meteorites (IMCA#1693) > 105 Puhili Place, Hilo, Hawai'i 96720 > http://bigkahuna-meteorites.com/ > http://shop.ebay.com/fujmon/m.html > (808) 640-9161 > > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > __________ Hinweis von ESET Smart Security, Signaturdatenbank-Version 6265 > (20110704) __________ > > E-Mail wurde gepr?ft mit ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > > __________ Hinweis von ESET Smart Security, Signaturdatenbank-Version 6265 (20110704) __________ E-Mail wurde gepr?ft mit ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __________ Hinweis von ESET Smart Security, Signaturdatenbank-Version 6265 (20110704) __________ E-Mail wurde gepr?ft mit ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com Received on Mon 04 Jul 2011 02:16:02 PM PDT |
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