Geek Fact for February 23rd

By Judy Novotny / 02/23/2012 / Geek Facts

In 1987, Supernova 1987A was first seen. It was the first naked-eye supernova since 1604.

Because of its relative proximity to Earth, Supernova 1987A is by far the best-studied supernova of all time.

Learn more at http://heritage.stsci.edu/1999/04/sn1987anino.html

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Judy is a computer veteran with 30 years of experience. She has owned everything from a TRS-80, Apple IIe and various Windows-based PCs. She is currently living in her Apple ecosystem at home consisting of an iPhone, iPad, iMac, MacBook, Apple TV, iPod nano and two Time Capsules. She is a fan of all things mobile since she got her first Palm Pilot in 1999. Check out her iPad app, Number Wizard, in the App Store. Follow her on Twitter @junovotech or at Junovo.com.