[AZ-Observing] Re: Supernova in M74

  • From: Jeff Hopkins <phxjeff@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2003 16:19:10 -0700

>  >>  ...but why is the light of
>  >>  other stars a legal observation, but light from this particular star
>  >>  a bogus observation?

>Brian Skiff <Brian.Skiff@xxxxxxxxxx> replied:
>      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
>--

Excellent point!

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