Posts Made By: Nick Gruber

The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.

Dear fellow astronomers,
I have a question which has been bugging me for some time now. About 2 years ago I was looking up at the night sky and just the instant i looked up i seen a small explosion. the explosion was probably about as bright as betelguese in Orion and had an apparent size of a pea if you was to hold it at arms length above your head. the explosion only lasted a second or less, and then disappeard. Im certain it was in space and not in our atmosphere. Im somewhat knowledable in astronomy but i dont know a whole lot when it comes to supernovae. Im hoping someone can help me out.
Thanks!!

Hey everyone appreciate the feed back on the supernova question. I have another though. Im wanting to upgrade from my small (junk) meade telescope to a 10" dob like a Zhumell but i want to invest wisely. Do you have any suggestions to a nice scope or info. and reviews on the Zhumell 10" dob. I dont have a ton of money to spend (400) maybe. May be one of you would have one sitting around
Thanks you are helpful!
nick

Hey fellow astronomers,
Im in the process of buying this telescope w/o the base and i dont know anything about it. i was hoping maybe someone knew the name and maybe knew something about the quality of the optics i.e WAVE f/?, fully multi coated?. Please see attached pic.
Thanks alot and clear skies
nick

Thanks alot people now i feel like a big idiot. I would guess than it might have been a meteorite because i didnt see no satillite it was just an explosion effect. dangit i thought i may have discovered a nova! 8O haha
thanks for your help