Supernova in M95

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Anyone into this sort of thing, this is very fascinating. It just appears like a dot of light as if someone had turned on a switch, and will slowly fade out over the next couple of weeks so check it out if you can!

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/ba...-the-pictures/

From the Boston suburbs with my 8" Dobsonian, I can just barely make out the fuzzy blog that is the M95 galaxy (an accomplishment in itself to find this galaxy from non-rural skies) and just barely can make out the tiny spec of light that is the supernova. Incredible just to see a star in another galaxy!

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