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AZ8theist

(5,338 posts)
69. why would think I assumed you were an idiot?
Sat Dec 28, 2019, 07:55 PM
Dec 2019

That thought never crossed my mind. All I wanted to do was expand on your point. And add some science to those on DU who are not science literate. There was nothing personal.

The latest data I've found on the lethal blast radius for a supernova is 50 ly htuttle Dec 2019 #1
A gamma ray burst from Betelgeuse could be bad... backscatter712 Dec 2019 #31
Well. Blue_true Dec 2019 #53
Betelgeuse can't produce a GRB VMA131Marine Dec 2019 #71
Good to know. backscatter712 Dec 2019 #78
From what I've read greytdemocrat Dec 2019 #79
Normally +0.5 magnitude, it is now +1.5 magnitude (the more positive the mag, the dimmer it is) progree Dec 2019 #2
If it's goes supernova, that means it happened 650 year ago. roamer65 Dec 2019 #3
yeah, this "news" is 650 years old ... Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2019 #9
time to warm up the ansible, Chucky 0rganism Dec 2019 #20
Still couldn't send the signal back to Earth any faster blugbox Dec 2019 #84
And modern scientist were lucky enough to witness the tiny speck in time that Blue_true Dec 2019 #54
This message was self-deleted by its author Rainbow Droid Dec 2019 #4
Actually.... AZ8theist Dec 2019 #7
This message was self-deleted by its author Rainbow Droid Dec 2019 #8
LOL, lighten up! nt USALiberal Dec 2019 #14
This message was self-deleted by its author Rainbow Droid Dec 2019 #75
why would think I assumed you were an idiot? AZ8theist Dec 2019 #69
This message was self-deleted by its author Rainbow Droid Dec 2019 #77
Sorry. AZ8theist Dec 2019 #83
This message was self-deleted by its author Rainbow Droid Dec 2019 #85
Thanks for posting this, Zorro! Talitha Dec 2019 #5
If it did explode a long time ago... Snackshack Dec 2019 #6
It depends on what the definition of the word "is" is. Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2019 #10
When reached for comment: "I'm already super... On Broaday!" JHB Dec 2019 #11
The dumbest Broadway musical ever PJMcK Dec 2019 #13
Was it worse than the movie? N/t Calista241 Dec 2019 #76
We won't have to wait 650 years Shrek Dec 2019 #12
Can some expert tell me what it would look like if it does supernova? nt USALiberal Dec 2019 #15
Well, it would instantly be the brightest star in the night sky. MineralMan Dec 2019 #17
Thanks MM! And I have fond Compute Magazine memories! Nt USALiberal Dec 2019 #18
Yeah, me, too, although I only wrote for that magazine for a couple of years. MineralMan Dec 2019 #19
PC World...Hmmm, I rec'd that magazine for years being in the RBOC (also Wired, others), ahhh, ... SWBTATTReg Dec 2019 #26
I finally tossed all of my old PC Worlds when we moved to Minnesota. MineralMan Dec 2019 #27
Could be as bright Disaffected Dec 2019 #23
Well, at age 74, I don't have decades to wait, you know! MineralMan Dec 2019 #24
If Betelgeuse blows, it would be bright enough to be visible during the day. backscatter712 Dec 2019 #32
Orion is my go-to constellation. cwydro Dec 2019 #33
It's one of the easiest to spot, for sure. MineralMan Dec 2019 #34
Probably why, lol. cwydro Dec 2019 #36
I'm a Big Dipper fan, because that leads me to Polaris, MineralMan Dec 2019 #37
I wonder if kids even look at the sky anymore. cwydro Dec 2019 #38
I'm sure some do. Probably the same percentage MineralMan Dec 2019 #39
My sister had one too, that she asked for for Christmas. cwydro Dec 2019 #41
Back in the 50s and 60s, my parents were all about MineralMan Dec 2019 #43
Very cool. cwydro Dec 2019 #44
Good parenting! My parents were pretty hands off when it came MineralMan Dec 2019 #45
Yep, we were free to roam. cwydro Dec 2019 #46
Exactly. Most parents these days MineralMan Dec 2019 #47
Lol, mine gave me a bike that dad intended to fix up. It was purple (still my favorite color). cwydro Dec 2019 #48
I skinned my knees pretty good a few times. MineralMan Dec 2019 #49
Lol! Ditto!!! cwydro Dec 2019 #50
It will be brighter than the full moon for a few weeks and visible in the daytime sky. hunter Dec 2019 #25
So cool! Nt USALiberal Dec 2019 #42
Imagine a very very, very bright light, flipping around in the sky. nt Blue_true Dec 2019 #55
I believe it would be visible day and night for several weeks krispos42 Dec 2019 #74
on a cosmic time scale...yes Demonaut Dec 2019 #16
Now THAT would be something. jeffreyi Dec 2019 #21
K&R and thanks. nt tblue37 Dec 2019 #22
Being that it started (relatively speaking here of course) getting dimmer, is the Helium being ... SWBTATTReg Dec 2019 #28
Maybe - we've only been measuring its brightness for a short time astronomically speaking. backscatter712 Dec 2019 #35
Neat! At least we are far enough away and somewhat have a front row seat to when it ... SWBTATTReg Dec 2019 #40
Technically, 650 light years is not very far away. Blue_true Dec 2019 #59
You make sound like its going to irradiate the surface of the earth like something fierce... SWBTATTReg Dec 2019 #66
All your points are sound. Blue_true Dec 2019 #72
Based upon the wavelengths of light being seen, scientists should be able to Blue_true Dec 2019 #58
It has to fuse to the molecular weight of Iron before it can't sustain Blue_true Dec 2019 #56
Wow, I hope Ford Prefect is okay Clash City Rocker Dec 2019 #29
Betelgeuse is 'fainting' but (probably) not about to explode lapucelle Dec 2019 #30
Even if it has fused to Iron, it is many millions of years away from becoming a supernova. nt Blue_true Dec 2019 #60
Er, no VMA131Marine Dec 2019 #81
You are correct. nt Blue_true Dec 2019 #82
What's fun is visualizing the core collapse, then surrounding layers collapsing a split-second later backscatter712 Dec 2019 #87
Just thinking about this makes me feel existentially tiny Buckeyeblue Dec 2019 #51
One of the benefits of religion is, if done properly, it makes us feel more Blue_true Dec 2019 #61
Yes it does. Buckeyeblue Dec 2019 #63
I am a Warm Deist, so by definition I don't believe that we are alone in the vastness of space. Blue_true Dec 2019 #64
The possibility of observing the explosion is higher because defacto7 Dec 2019 #52
Scientist would have to be observing a tiny speck in galaxial time. Blue_true Dec 2019 #62
Yep. I guess the point is defacto7 Dec 2019 #65
If you did, you would have to wait a while. Blue_true Dec 2019 #68
Now that's what I call a supernova watch party. defacto7 Dec 2019 #73
All part of the Cosmic Cycle (or recycle as the case may be) Trailrider1951 Dec 2019 #57
It is truly wonderful stuff isn't it? Blue_true Dec 2019 #70
Since it was said three times (then more) then yes, it will. nt essme Dec 2019 #67
For those curious, a supernova was directly observed in 1054 Takket Dec 2019 #80
It's just too bad that a time frame of "extremely imminent" on the galactic scale blugbox Dec 2019 #86
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