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T Pyxidis Soon To Be A Type Ia Supernova
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| Jan 05, 2010
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Posted on 01/05/2010 4:39:06 AM PST by PeaceBeWithYou
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To: rightwingextremist1776
I know that super massive black holes seem to exist at the center of every galaxy. I guess that’s what I like about these shows, I love to spot the glaring holes in the logic of the believers.
One “researcher” was claiming that the dark areas of our galaxy are areas with no stars or dust. That’s a complete and utter falsehood but I guess that’s why he has the title of “researcher” and not Doctor, astronomer, or physicist.
Another researcher claimed that the alignment of the earth, sun and black hole at the center of the galaxy would start some kind of chain reaction. He didn’t explain why an average star and a tiny planet on the outskirts of the galaxy would have this effect on a black hole hundreds of thousands of light years away.
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posted on
01/05/2010 5:22:53 AM PST
by
cripplecreek
(Seniors, the new shovel ready project under socialized medicine.)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
01/05/2010 5:36:41 AM PST
by
FrogMom
(No such thing as an honest democrat!)
To: cripplecreek
They omitted the fact that it would be hundreds of thousands of years before we were affected by it if we were to be affected at all. Err... It's only about 26,000 light years to the core from here so the light of any event would be viewable in about that many years from the event, but since we are in plane with the core, the jet produced from that activity wouldn't bother us.
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posted on
01/05/2010 7:08:33 AM PST
by
Freeport
(The proper application of high explosives will remove all obstacles.)
To: cripplecreek
The core is only about 26,000 light years away. Other than that, I agree with your statements. These 2012 morons are exactly that...
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posted on
01/05/2010 7:14:07 AM PST
by
Freeport
(The proper application of high explosives will remove all obstacles.)
To: Freeport
Too far for me to worry about. One of these night I’ll sit and write down all the holes I find in their theories. I suspect that it will fill a whole page.
I recently saw Michio Kaku on one of the news shows knocking holes in the 2012 theories. He points out that the galactic alignment isn’t even remotely rare. He said that its a once a year event. The fact that ancient people were very aware of stellar movements is really pretty much what you would expect from people living in a much darker world. No TVs, no streetlights etc.
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posted on
01/05/2010 7:23:35 AM PST
by
cripplecreek
(Seniors, the new shovel ready project under socialized medicine.)
To: tlb
Betelgeuse is a freaking
huge star. I've played around with it in
Celestia (one of the coolest programs on the planet - and absolutely free). If you are at the distance from Betelgeuse that Pluto is from our sun, the star is still the size of a good-sized orange held at arms length.
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posted on
01/05/2010 10:33:02 AM PST
by
zeugma
(Proofread a page a day: http://www.pgdp.net/)
To: zeugma
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posted on
01/05/2010 10:35:17 AM PST
by
Lurker
(The avalanche has begun. The pebbles no longer have a vote.)
To: Mygirlsmom
Actually, for $35, ISR will name a star anything you want them to, but only they will recognize it as such.
T Pyxidis is part of the Argo Constellation.
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posted on
01/05/2010 2:35:35 PM PST
by
PeaceBeWithYou
(De Oppresso Liber! (50 million and counting in Afganistan and Iraq))
To: FrogMom
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posted on
01/05/2010 4:09:54 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(Happy New Year!)
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posted on
01/05/2010 4:12:00 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(Happy New Year!)
To: tlb
True, but they are two different types. Betelgeuse will be a Type II supernova, where a red giant collapses, explodes, and becomes a neutron star or black hole. t Pyxidis will be a Type Ia, caused by material from a companion striking a white dwarf (dead star) and essentially re-activating it. Type Ia have very similar properties to one another, and are used as known sources to measure distances to galaxies. If T Pyxidis does go nova, it will offer a great test to the theory that Type Ia supernovae are all “alike.”
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posted on
01/21/2010 6:55:47 PM PST
by
MikeD
(We live in a world where babies are like velveteen rabbits that only become real if they are loved.)
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