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The Incomprehensible Power of a Supernova
Real Clear Science ^ | 23 Jan, 2016 | Tom Hartsfield

Posted on 01/23/2016 7:15:45 PM PST by MtnClimber

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To: MtnClimber

The Lefties will really get worked up about climate change when that bad boy’s energy hits us.


21 posted on 01/23/2016 8:24:03 PM PST by lurk
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To: MtnClimber

Fifty one ergs if energy or one FOE unit.


22 posted on 01/23/2016 8:25:23 PM PST by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: Steely Tom

Tha5s a lot of global warming from solar energy.


23 posted on 01/23/2016 8:32:51 PM PST by Norm Lenhart (Existential Cage Theory - An idea whose time has come)
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To: ctdonath2
That event is in another galaxy far away. Were it to happen to a star “near” us (still many light years away), we’d be fried.

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.

24 posted on 01/23/2016 8:42:04 PM PST by KarlInOhio (CNBC = Clowns Neutered By Cruz)
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To: KarlInOhio

And 9x brighter than the Sun at Alpha Centauri’s distance.
SPF 450 please.


25 posted on 01/23/2016 8:54:05 PM PST by ctdonath2 (History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the week or the timid. - Ike)
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To: snarkpup

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.


26 posted on 01/23/2016 9:00:21 PM PST by Maurice Tift (Never wear anything that panics the cat. -- P.J. O'Rourke)
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To: ctdonath2

Keep hearing about Betelgeuse.


27 posted on 01/23/2016 9:17:34 PM PST by X-spurt
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To: MtnClimber

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.


28 posted on 01/23/2016 11:51:58 PM PST by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: Maurice Tift

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 ...


29 posted on 01/24/2016 5:33:52 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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