On 22 Apr 2005 08:53:26 -0700, wrote:

what DEATHS of celestial objects have humans witnessed without a
telescope?

Humans have been around for a long time (100,000+ years?) and probably
witnessed a number of destructive events of celestial objects.
Unfortunately they didn't have any way of passing down the reports of their
observations.

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Tom Hise - NCØO
N42° 06' 41" - W91° 52' 59"