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33. If it "goes supernova" TODAY then we won't see it for 1300 years.

Reply to DearAbby (Original post)

Fri Feb 3, 2012, 07:33 PM

Feb 2012

If we see it this year then that means it happened 1300 years ago.

/nitpicking

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Yep!! [View all] Demovictory9 Feb 2021 OP

holy cow!! NMDemDist2 Apr 2011 #1

i have a hard enough time sleeping as it is. and -- xchrom Apr 2011 #2

Could be visible by 3012, too. krispos42 Apr 2011 #3

Agreed totally!! BoWanZi Apr 2011 #4

As awsome as it gets. UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2011 #20

Hale Bopp was one of those once in a lifetimes....also the Leonids back in 2000. NRaleighLiberal Dec 2011 #26

When Hale-Bopp as visible over San Francisco, we also had a lunar eclipse. Luminous Animal Feb 2012 #34

I had just moved to Portland, Oregon and was preoccupied with that. UnrepentantLiberal Feb 2012 #35

Someone should alert CabalPowered Apr 2011 #5

That's just stupid Glassunion Apr 2011 #6

I thought it was the Death Star blowing up a planet somewhere....LOL. =) AverageJoe90 Feb 2012 #38

2012? Pab Sungenis May 2011 #7

Something's happening. Something.... wonderful. Canuckistanian May 2011 #8

Betelguese? Betelguese? It's really called Betelguese? charlie and algernon May 2011 #9

You rang??? Tripper11 Feb 2012 #39

Now THAT would be cool !!!!! n/t Unrepentant Fenian May 2011 #10

Black holes suck. alfredo May 2011 #11

A neutron star is not a black hole nadinbrzezinski Feb 2012 #59

A neutron star can become a black hole. Yes a gamma ray stream alfredo Feb 2012 #60

i hope it happens in the summer reggie the dog Dec 2011 #12

I'm thinking it would confuse lots of plants that depend on photo cycles. tridim Dec 2011 #27

it would be about as bright as the full moon... ProdigalJunkMail Feb 2012 #41

How interesting. Edweird Dec 2011 #13

Or it could happen in ten thousand years. Codeine Dec 2011 #14

"1300 light years from Earth" and-justice-for-all Dec 2011 #15

More than people realize. Zalatix Feb 2012 #36

it is about 600-700 lights years, actually ProdigalJunkMail Feb 2012 #43

Only because, allegedly, the star's poles are aimed away from us. Zalatix Feb 2012 #46

the odds are roundly against it ProdigalJunkMail Feb 2012 #50

Betelgeuse is actually closer to us, current best estimate is 700 light years or so.. Fumesucker Dec 2011 #16

Damn, I wanted to be the Hulk... Tyrs WolfDaemon Dec 2011 #18

Oh Yea, Hulk Kill.... WCGreen Dec 2011 #23

I didn't think about that. UnrepentantLiberal Dec 2011 #21

That is pretty neat. merh Dec 2011 #17

That is an incredibly poorly written story, from a scientific standpoint Warren DeMontague Dec 2011 #19

A Jury voted 5-1 to hide this poorly-written science article on Wed Dec 7, 2011, 7:00 PM. DRoseDARs Dec 2011 #25

+100 JHB Feb 2012 #40

Now, that would be an amazing event. MineralMan Dec 2011 #22

Oh boy, another chance for the nutters to go . . . well, nuts gratuitous Dec 2011 #24

.. mdmc Feb 2012 #28

Why, mdmc, why? UnrepentantLiberal Feb 2012 #37

Because it was there? n/t JHB Feb 2012 #42

buying stock unionworks Feb 2012 #29

really? we really need to be kicking this crappo again? Warren DeMontague Feb 2012 #30

1300 Light Years edhopper Feb 2012 #31

wow! intriguing. scarey too! Whisp Feb 2012 #32

If it "goes supernova" TODAY then we won't see it for 1300 years. NYC Liberal Feb 2012 #33

What a wonderful opportunity for global warming deniers IDemo Feb 2012 #44

Quick! Buy solar!!!! mwooldri Feb 2012 #45

Betelgeuse? No. Boombaby Feb 2012 #47

Double dog dare you to say it 3 times :) pinboy3niner Feb 2012 #48

From my favorite comedy show: joshcryer Feb 2012 #49

*snort* pinboy3niner Feb 2012 #51

Hehe, took them 54 episodes to set that up. Totally cool. :) joshcryer Feb 2012 #52

Six seasons and a movie! Spock_is_Skeptical Feb 2012 #54

BETELGEUSE BETELGEUSE BETELGEUSE Boombaby Feb 2012 #53

Maybe a double dog dare was too much pinboy3niner Feb 2012 #55

When I say Bloody Mary three times in a row I usually get a nice buzz Synicus Maximus Feb 2012 #56

THis will totally screw up my favorite constellation SaintPete Feb 2012 #57

I'm right there with you. It was my favorite star as a kid and I'm going to miss it more than Pluto Poll_Blind Feb 2012 #58