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Originally Posted by svandamme View Post
Doubt it's visible to the naked eye when our own sun is up over the horizon...
If it were visible, we'de be in a lotta trouble.
Morning, meaning 5:30am when I walk the dogs. At my house, Sun's still below the horizon, and the cloudless night sky is pretty spectacular here, very little light pollution.

masraum, I can generally see the Big Dipper, but even though I could see some stars, much of the sky was obscured by clouds, and I couldn't tell if I was looking at that constellation, but naked eye, no telescope. My understanding is that September 9 was supposed to be the brightest the supernova got, and I saw a fairly bright object (planet-like) where I don't recall one being, but the weather has precluded star gazing for some time, so it might not be the supernova. September 9 was supposed to be peak brightness, but if it is clear the next few mornings, I'll know.
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