Posted on 09/30/2013 4:18:41 AM PDT by lbryce
ping!
I wondered about that, too.
Only explanation I can think of is that the supernova is between us and the Pillars. So the light from it reached us before the light from the Pillars.
If that makes any sense.
I understand. My numbers were purely for illustrative purposes to elementary school kids........
Thanks lbryce! Extra to APoD.
Thanks for your response. Well, great minds think alike. I came to the same conclusion you did as the only solution conceivable despite not having anything to go on. And still the question of the nature of the destructive force still remains.
Disappearing dust...think of the money a person can make duplicating that technique, on a smaller scale of course. My house would be pristine.
Right now I’m living with 5-years of accumulated cat hair, dog hair, and dirt. Not pretty.
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