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Nova explosion visible to the naked eye expected any day now (arstechnica.com)
submitted 5 months ago by m3t00 to c/science
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[–] Jakdracula 3 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Understood, but, do they “pass overhead”? I have only heard this term used in discussions about total solar eclipses.

[–] pennomi 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I mean, an eclipse certainly isn’t moving underground…

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

Depends which side of the planet you’re on

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

I'd imagine they pass overhead in a similar way to that total solar eclipses do.

[–] m3t00 1 points 5 months ago

saw one that could only be seen from planes over a pole N/S? forget