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>There are records from ancient Egypt of what appears to be a star exploding as a supernova. The Egyptians described the appearance of a “second sun” in the sky, says Webb. That statement interests me, I did a search and the closest thing I found was SN 1006: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SN_1006 But that did not come close to the brightness of the Sun and it happened a bit over 1000 years ago. To me, ancient Egypt r…
When it explodes, Betelgeuse is expected to be brighter than the full moon. Gamma ray bursts appear to follow the axis of rotation of the star, and since that axis does not point directly at Earth (it is off by about 20 degrees), that's not a threat. So it will be exciting, scary and safe - like a rollercoaster that everyone on Earth gets to ride at the same time.
Ah. About that "gamma bursts appear to follow the spin axis" rule - do Earth's astronomers have good data, with a comfortable n, to justify confidence that their little planet can't possibly get toasted by this rather large and unstable stellar neighbor? Asking for a friend.
When it explodes, Betelgeuse is expected to be brighter than the full moon. Gamma ray bursts appear to follow the axis of rotation of the star, and since that axis does not point directly at Earth (it is off by about 20 degrees), that's not a threat. So it will be exciting, scary and safe - like a rollercoaster that everyone on Earth gets to ride at the same time.
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If it does I hope people will look to the stars more and reflect on their beautiful place in the universe. I can hardly envision a more navel gazing species than humans, and we need more people with telescopes and wide views.
Do any other species even have navels?
>There are records from ancient Egypt of what appears to be a star exploding as a supernova. The Egyptians described the appearance of a “second sun” in the sky, says Webb. That statement interests me, I did a search and the closest thing I found was SN 1006: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SN_1006 But that did not come close to the brightness of the Sun and it happened a bit over 1000 years ago. To me, ancient Egypt r…
>There are records from ancient Egypt of what appears to be a star exploding as a supernova. The Egyptians described the appearance of a “second sun” in the sky, says Webb. That statement interests me, I did a search and the closest thing I found was SN 1006: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SN_1006 But that did not come close to the brightness of the Sun and it happened a bit over 1000 years ago. To me, ancient Egypt r…
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Ah. About that "gamma bursts appear to follow the spin axis" rule - do Earth's astronomers have good data, with a comfortable n, to justify confidence that their little planet can't possibly get toasted by this rather large and unstable stellar neighbor? Asking for a friend.
Turns out they are wrong, what are you gonna do about it? "Betelgeuse... no... stop..."
"Italian scientists convicted for not warning about deadly 2009 quake"
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/italian-scientists-convicted-fo...
I'd really love to see major space event like Beetlegeuse blowing up during my insignificant life-span
Someone said its name three times?