To: neverdem
A change of a full magnitude would mean Polaris is 2.5 times as bright as it was 2,000 years ago
...His research indicates that Polaris is 310 light-years away. The current accepted distance to Polaris is 430 light-years
Obviously, Polaris is hurling toward us. DUCK!
5 posted on
05/31/2004 9:24:35 PM PDT by
ScuzzyTerminator
(Blessed are the edgy, for they shall get attention.)
To: ScuzzyTerminator
6 posted on
05/31/2004 9:37:03 PM PDT by
KangarooJacqui
(Australian by birth, American by marriage, and conservative by God.)
To: ScuzzyTerminator
Do those Cepheids finally blow up in the end? If yes, then it might be a little too close...
13 posted on
05/31/2004 11:58:31 PM PDT by
GSlob
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