Posted on 01/23/2016 7:15:45 PM PST by MtnClimber
That supernova at bottom left is not sitting in front of the galaxy NGC 4526. It's in the outer edge of that galaxy, 55 million light years away.
Last summer, astronomers found the most powerful supernova they had ever seen, an event called ASSASN-15lh. Their report published in the journal Science last week contained a measurement of the total power of this explosion: (2.2+/-0.2) x 1045 Ergs per second. That's an esoteric number phrased in unfamiliar units. What's the real meaning of this much power?
Astronomers look at a stellar object and measure its luminosity: the amount of energy it releases per second. (Further, this is a measure called bolometric luminosity: the total power radiated out across all frequencies of electromagnetic waves.) This sort of measurement is very familiar to us, as we use several scales that measure energy per unit time. A watt, a horsepower, and calorie burned per hour are human measures of power.
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The Lefties will really get worked up about climate change when that bad boy’s energy hits us.
Fifty one ergs if energy or one FOE unit.
Tha5s a lot of global warming from solar energy.
Just going by its power (2.2 x 10^38 watts) vs. the sun's (3.8 x 10^26 watts) it would be as bright as the sun if it was 12 light years away. At about 7600 light years it would be as bright as the full moon.
I would guess that around 1% increase in total light would start making things uncomfortable. That would be at 120 light years.
And 9x brighter than the Sun at Alpha Centauri’s distance.
SPF 450 please.
The Democrats outlawed the 75W light bulb because it was so hideously powerful that it would make the planet overheat. This supernova is 2 light bulbs where each light bulb is 10 to the 38th power watts.
Keep hearing about Betelgeuse.
This article threw some real light on the subject.
However, if you want blast power and flames, go to any local spicy burrito eating contest in Tijuana on a Saturday night.
But remember, don’t light a match or smoke within a half-mile of them. You don’t want Tijuana to be the first earth city put into orbit, do you? Or that might not be a bad idea.
To say nothing of the awesome power of the 100 & 150 watt incandescent bulbs - the entire solar system was on the verge of vaporizing but averted thanks to the sagacity of our beloved Democrats and their Glorious Leader ...
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