Comments on: Catch a Falling Star http://asymptotia.com/2008/05/22/catch-a-falling-star/ Wed, 22 May 2013 20:10:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Clifford http://asymptotia.com/2008/05/22/catch-a-falling-star/comment-page-1/#comment-118623 Clifford Thu, 22 May 2008 21:51:02 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2008/05/22/catch-a-falling-star/#comment-118623 Hi,

Yes, I say this explicitly in the post in the second sentence after the images. The images also show 2007uy in both, and then 2008d added in the “after” shot.

Thanks.

Best,

-cvj

]]> By: Ed http://asymptotia.com/2008/05/22/catch-a-falling-star/comment-page-1/#comment-118612 Ed Thu, 22 May 2008 21:18:51 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2008/05/22/catch-a-falling-star/#comment-118612 My bad. Soderberg was focused on the galaxy containing 2007uy when 2008d burst. Thanks to Phil Plait for straightening me out.

]]> By: Ed http://asymptotia.com/2008/05/22/catch-a-falling-star/comment-page-1/#comment-118553 Ed Thu, 22 May 2008 17:11:58 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2008/05/22/catch-a-falling-star/#comment-118553 I’m confused. If Yoji Hirose is credited with the discovery of 2007uy on 12/31/2007, then how could the swift observation on 1/9/2008 be considered “real time”?
ref: http://www.rochesterastronomy.org/sn2007/sn2007uy.html
Of course we know it actually happened 84 million years ago relative to present earth time, but we understand that they mean real time RET/.

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