--- In [email protected], "jim_flanegin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Nevertheless, supernovae are not seen from earth > > to flare up and die out in a matter of seconds. > > > You could be right, based on the recorded evidence, but I don't > think that rules out the probability that this could have been an > actual astronomical event witnessed from earth, yet not recorded > before? Possibly as some have suggested, something that looked like > a super nova, but wasn't. Who knows? I just figure the odds are in > the favor, given the vast size of the observable Universe, of a > newly discovered, or unrecorded event, not yet incorporated into our > current body of knowledge regarding observable astronomical > phenomenon. (whew- that's a mouthful). > However, without a rather large bit of debate, the phenomenon wouldn't be called a "supernova." Look at the recent debate surrounding whether or not Pluto should be called a planet.
