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Amateur Astronomer Scores

02/22/2018 9:55 AM

I love it when an amateur in any Science makes an unprecedented discovery. The initial shock wave of a supernova has now been observed.

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02/22/2018 10:16 AM

Serendipity in action.

If he'd not gotten a new camera, this probably would not have happened.

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02/22/2018 4:02 PM

Imagine how cool that would have been to have seen. I have a small telescope and if I see something like that, it would not be cool, we would be in trouble.

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02/22/2018 5:07 PM

Way to go!

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02/22/2018 9:27 PM

i don't know what pixel is putting on the show, but I'm sure it's amazing!

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02/23/2018 7:57 AM

It's the growing or changing spot just above the first "m" in "moment" of the attached text. It's much larger than just one pixel.

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Re: Amateur Astronomer Scores

02/24/2018 1:11 PM

Right place, in the right time.

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