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[AZ-Observing] Re: Supernova in M74
- From: "Stanley A. Gorodenski" <stan_gorodenski@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2003 16:31:57 -0800
I side with Jeff and Brian. One star does not maketh a galaxy. The opposing
argument is like saying one saw the forest because one saw one tree.
Brian Skiff wrote:
> >> ...but why is the light of
> >> other stars a legal observation, but light from this particular star
> >> a bogus observation?
>
> At least for the purposes of a Messier Marathon-type observation,
> I would argue that the supernova wouldn't count because it isn't what
> Messier himself saw as M74.
>
> \Brian
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