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• Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse!, Betelgeuse!! - Lee - 6/11/2009 2:22:09 AM
  • BTW - The fellow in that first article image... - Socrates II - 6/11/2009 1:40:54 PM
  • Betelgeuse shrinks and inflates regularly (n/t) - Raoul - 6/11/2009 5:24:53 AM
    • Astronomers already know that. This is different. A supernova in 14 months; any bets? - Jefferson-Washington - 6/11/2009 7:49:27 PM
      • Good bye GPS. - ER - 6/13/2009 1:36:03 PM
      • I'll predict Dec 21, 2012. (n/t) - Lee - 6/12/2009 3:07:56 PM
      • Just how far is Betelgeuse from Earth? - Socrates II - 6/11/2009 8:38:04 PM
        • 520 light-years is the apparent distance indicated by Hipparchus' astrometric results . - Jefferson-Washington - 6/11/2009 9:35:13 PM
          • Actual Crab Nebula distance - Socrates II - 6/12/2009 1:31:41 PM
            • Mentally reversed what you said, sorry - Socrates II - 6/12/2009 1:39:22 PM
              • It just occurred to me. The LIGO facilities may soon have something to detect. - Jefferon-Washington - 6/12/2009 6:23:32 PM
          • A scary thought - Socrates II - 6/12/2009 1:24:54 PM
    • Yes, it has been known to be variable for a long time. - ER - 6/11/2009 3:52:09 PM
    • It's those fad diets. (n/t) - TB - 6/11/2009 1:37:42 PM
  • re: Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse!, Betelgeuse!! - ER - 6/11/2009 2:39:18 AM
    • I don't think it would happen with Betelgeuse. - Lee - 6/11/2009 3:19:52 AM
      • While this is not quite the same, of course... - Socrates II - 6/11/2009 1:09:43 PM
        • Supernova destruction zone relatively small - Socrates II - 6/12/2009 6:11:16 PM
          • I'm not concerned with being trashed by a SN. - ER - 6/13/2009 2:18:28 AM
            • We should be working on shielding our systems - TB - 6/13/2009 4:03:27 PM
              • We can start small by protecting personal electronics. - Jefferson-Washington - 6/13/2009 8:14:13 PM
                • Wanna buy an EMP-resistant computer enclosure? - nick hoffman - 6/15/2009 8:11:36 AM
                  • re: Wanna buy an EMP-resistant computer enclosure? - lanlananhanh123 - 6/19/2009 12:05:11 PM
                • Now that we're speculating.... - ER - 6/14/2009 12:47:30 PM
                  • Requiem for Faraday - Ainz - 6/18/2009 10:21:16 AM
              • It's been part of tactical military planning for decades, both for offense and defense. - ER - 6/13/2009 4:56:17 PM
                • re: It's been part of tactical military planning for decades, both for offense and defense. - SDAI-Tech1 - 6/18/2009 8:29:59 AM
                • "none of it seems to be trickling down to civilians" - TB - 6/16/2009 4:23:31 PM
                  • Edges. - SDAI-Tech1 - 6/18/2009 8:41:54 AM
                  • As Tom Clancy said in The Hunt for Red October - Socrates II - 6/16/2009 5:25:20 PM
                • Recall from Dr. Strangelove - Socrates II - 6/15/2009 2:01:07 PM
                  • Does shrinkage equal doom? - Socrates II - 6/16/2009 1:47:30 PM
                    • re: Does shrinkage equal doom? - ER - 6/16/2009 6:31:38 PM
                      • Speaking of supernova... - Socrates II - 6/17/2009 2:01:25 PM