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A blue supergiant star in relation to the size of our solar system
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Posted on 12/04/2014 6:05:38 PM PST by LibWhacker
TOPICS: Astronomy
KEYWORDS: blue; comparison; solar; star; supergiant; system
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To: yarddog
As you heat things up, they change colors. Even here on Earth, e.g., as you heat something up, first it is “red hot,” then “white hot,” then “blue hot,” etc. Very large stars burn through their hydrogen fuel at mind numbing rates, and thus are very, very hot.
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posted on
12/04/2014 6:22:47 PM PST
by
LibWhacker
("Every Muslim act of terror is followed by a political act of cover-up." -Daniel Greenfield)
To: AppyPappy
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posted on
12/04/2014 6:23:07 PM PST
by
Lurker
(Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.d)
To: Spirochete
Very hot short lived stars.
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posted on
12/04/2014 6:23:15 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(You can't half ass conservatism.)
To: yarddog
Why is it blue?Stars with surface temperature cooler than the sun are reddish, stars with surface temperature warmer than the sun are blueish.
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posted on
12/04/2014 6:23:19 PM PST
by
eclecticEel
("The petty man forsakes what lies within his power and longs for what lies with Heaven." - Xunzi)
To: SamAdams76
longer than normal life span probably.
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posted on
12/04/2014 6:23:20 PM PST
by
txnativegop
(I'm out of ideas about tag lines.)
To: wardaddy
IIRC this is the last gasp of a star’s lifespan before it runs out of fuel and collapses in on itself and becomes a white dwarf, if it’s big enough possibly even a black hole.
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posted on
12/04/2014 6:24:04 PM PST
by
Bullish
(He's just NOT presidential material.)
To: babygene
Correct. That is just a NASA .jpg file. Don’t know where the mother link is.
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posted on
12/04/2014 6:24:24 PM PST
by
LibWhacker
("Every Muslim act of terror is followed by a political act of cover-up." -Daniel Greenfield)
To: LibWhacker
KMart Blue Light Special...just in time for Christmas...
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posted on
12/04/2014 6:24:44 PM PST
by
G Larry
(Amnesty imposes SLAVE WAGES on LEGAL immigrants & minorities)
To: Harmless Teddy Bear
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posted on
12/04/2014 6:24:56 PM PST
by
LibWhacker
("Every Muslim act of terror is followed by a political act of cover-up." -Daniel Greenfield)
To: SamAdams76
I would also counsel an unlimited supply of hot coffee for the roadtrip, too! ;-)
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posted on
12/04/2014 6:24:58 PM PST
by
Blue Jays
(Rock Hard, Ride Free)
To: yarddog
It’s burning at the highest temperatures stars burn at.
If you took any chemistry, you would have seen the same effect as the Bunsen burner.
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posted on
12/04/2014 6:25:34 PM PST
by
Jonty30
(What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults)
To: LibWhacker
Does this mean we are DOOMED?
To: yarddog
“Goodness that is big.
Why is it blue?”
It’s a she, and it’s a glandular problem.
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posted on
12/04/2014 6:26:56 PM PST
by
dangerdoc
((this space for rent))
To: LibWhacker
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posted on
12/04/2014 6:28:02 PM PST
by
P.O.E.
(Pray for America)
To: Slyfox
That is just an artist’s rendering, depicting what a typical supergiant blue star would look like and how it’s size compares to our solar system. These things are scattered throughout the galaxy. IIRC, one or two of them are close enough to Earth to pose a danger when they eventually go supernova.
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posted on
12/04/2014 6:28:06 PM PST
by
LibWhacker
("Every Muslim act of terror is followed by a political act of cover-up." -Daniel Greenfield)
To: txnativegop
Yup, something that size will become a black hole at the end of its short life.
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posted on
12/04/2014 6:29:04 PM PST
by
LibWhacker
("Every Muslim act of terror is followed by a political act of cover-up." -Daniel Greenfield)
To: LibWhacker
I had no idea! Just “Wow!”
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posted on
12/04/2014 6:31:01 PM PST
by
Inyo-Mono
(NRA)
To: LibWhacker
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posted on
12/04/2014 6:31:24 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(You can't half ass conservatism.)
To: yarddog
it’s a liberal like all things big and gassy :)
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posted on
12/04/2014 6:32:28 PM PST
by
TexasFreeper2009
(Obama lied .. the economy died.)
To: SamAdams76
I don’t think you could. It would be too hot.
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posted on
12/04/2014 6:32:44 PM PST
by
Sawdring
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