Meteor Illuminates the Utah Sky - Democratic Underground

theHandpuppet

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Thu Nov-19-09 12:00 PM
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Meteor Illuminates the Utah Sky

Very cool. I would love to witness an event such as this.

Video link:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8367760.stm

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havocmom

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Thu Nov-19-09 12:07 PM
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1. More links in this thread

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=7044712&mesg_id=7044712

Was there no coverage of this nationally in US? Local news in Utah and Idaho video, but I heard nada

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theHandpuppet

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Thu Nov-19-09 12:11 PM
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2. I was wondering that myself

I'd love to see more videos of this event or hear some eyewitness reports.

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Bitwit1234

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Thu Nov-19-09 12:35 PM
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4. You are correct. No news whatso ever.

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Dogmudgeon

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Thu Nov-19-09 12:21 PM
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3. I'm waiting for Betelgeuse to collapse and supernova-ize

It's shrunk some 15% since 1993, so it may already be http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17282-betelgeuse-the-incredible-shrinking-star.html">undergoing its pre-supernova collapse. At 500-600 l.y. distance, it will be the brightest such event in human history, outshining the full Moon for months. And it's quite possible to happen in the coming century.

--d!

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Fumesucker

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Thu Nov-19-09 02:23 PM
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5. I knew Betelgeuse was a possible incipient supernova..

I had no idea it was that close though.

The fundies will go absolutely nuts if and when that happens.

Thanks for posting that.

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eppur_se_muova

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Fri Nov-20-09 12:46 PM
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6. Charles Townes? Can't possibly be the same Charles Townes ... but it is!

Nobel Laureate for invention of the laser. I didn't even know for sure if he was still alive! Glad to see he's still doing science.

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Ganja Ninja

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Fri Nov-20-09 01:45 PM
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7. At a 500 to 600 light years distance it may have already gone supernova

It could have happened long ago and the light from the explosion is still on it's way.

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Renew Deal

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Fri Nov-20-09 10:48 PM
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8. Another link

http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=8714738

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