Posted on 06/01/2016 5:48:02 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Explanation: What star created this huge expanding puffball? Featured here is the first expansion movie ever created for Tycho's supernova remnant, the result of a stellar explosion first recorded over 400 years ago by the famous astronomer Tycho Brahe. The 2-second video is a time-lapse composite of X-ray images taken by the orbiting Chandra X-ray Observatory between the years 2000 and 2015, added to a stock optical frame. The expanding gas cloud is extremely hot, while slightly different expansion speeds have given the cloud a puffy appearance. Although the star that created SN 1572, is likely completely gone, a star dubbed Tycho G, too dim to be discerned here, is thought to be a companion. Finding progenitor remnants of Tycho's supernova is particularly important because the supernova is of Type Ia, an important rung in the distance ladder that calibrates the scale of the visible universe. The peak brightness of Type Ia supernovas is thought to be well understood, making them quite valuable in exploring the relationship between faintness and farness in the distant universe.
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[Video Credit: NASA, CXC, GSFC, B. Williams et al.]
Kepler’s fault!
I clicked on the link at the article “Finding progenitor remnants of Tycho’s supernova”
“Tycho’s star” was a supernova that appeared in 1752 CE
What is CE stand for. It should be BC or AD
AD
More PC Horse o/p.
Einstein’s Fault!.....................
CE = Common Era........................PC Crap....Can’t offend the muzzies................
That should be A.D. 1572. Tycho Brahe died in 1601. If he had lived a few years longer he could have used a telescope for his observations.
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