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To: vannrox
Uh...what level of Sun protection do we need if a super nova goes off that close?Guess I better see if I have insurance coverage as well.
4 posted on 05/28/2002 4:56:47 PM PDT by lexington minuteman 1775
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To: lexington minuteman 1775
The problem with being within a couple of hundred light years of a Supernova, is that you're in range of a VERY significant initial gamma radiation pulse. Sufficient to sterilize a planet. And following the initial pulse, high-speed gases, moving at significant fractions of the speed of light. Just the thing to rip the atmosphere off of a seared planet.
13 posted on 05/28/2002 5:11:20 PM PDT by Salgak
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To: lexington minuteman 1775
SPF 45,000,000,000,000 may suffice.
60 posted on 05/29/2002 11:25:50 AM PDT by Doctor Stochastic
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To: lexington minuteman 1775
SPF 100025 should do it
62 posted on 05/29/2002 11:31:44 AM PDT by Stand Watch Listen
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