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Astronomy Picture of the Day - The Multiwavelength Crab
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| 4 Mar,2022
| NASA, ESA, G. Dubner (IAFE, CONICET-University of Buenos Aires) et al.; A. Loll et al.; T. Temim et
Posted on 03/04/2022 2:17:36 PM PST by MtnClimber
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03/04/2022 2:17:54 PM PST
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MtnClimber
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posted on
03/04/2022 2:18:33 PM PST
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MtnClimber
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posted on
03/04/2022 2:21:00 PM PST
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sauropod
(Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad.)
To: MtnClimber
I’m thankful we have 6500 light years of space separating us from what’s at the center of that thing.
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posted on
03/04/2022 2:21:28 PM PST
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Steely Tom
([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
To: Steely Tom
Considering that the pulsar at the center is providing the energy to illuminate something 12 light years across, I agree with you.
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posted on
03/04/2022 2:25:56 PM PST
by
SauronOfMordor
(A Leftist can't enjoy life unless they are controlling, hurting, or destroying others)
To: MtnClimber
I’m sure there is plenty of fractal patterns at various magnifications.
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posted on
03/04/2022 2:26:20 PM PST
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Track9
(Agamemnon came home to a HRC type party. )
To: Steely Tom
The central neutron star, spinning 30 times per second, wold be something to see if the radiation did not kill you before you could say wow!
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posted on
03/04/2022 2:28:37 PM PST
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MtnClimber
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posted on
03/04/2022 2:34:07 PM PST
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DannyTN
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posted on
03/04/2022 2:36:11 PM PST
by
SaveFerris
(The Lord, The Christ and The Messiah: Jesus Christ of Nazareth - http://www.BiblicalJesusChrist.Com/)
To: MtnClimber
Looks like an acid rock concert prop.
Not that I would know, of course.
Ummm, saying for a friend...
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posted on
03/04/2022 2:43:54 PM PST
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null and void
(No, thatās wrong! Youāve gone out of sequence! āNureek,ā ārotut,ā āhanunga!ā)
To: DannyTN
Not going to ask how you know about mushrooms. Not going to ask, but it looks like you know.
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posted on
03/04/2022 2:52:19 PM PST
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MtnClimber
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āList of things which arenāt cometsā
1. Hot dogs
2. Oak trees
3. Cassette tapes
4. Hot dogs
5. Giza Dream Sheets
6. Paper clips
7. Tony Orlandoās socks
8. My neighbor Steve
9. Hot dogs
10. A 1968 Oldsmobile 442
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03/04/2022 2:53:25 PM PST
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blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancerā)
To: MtnClimber; Steely Tom
That central neutron star (pulsar), is not just spinning 30 revs/sec, but consider that its diameter is around 16 miles.
Visualize a sphere 16 miles in diameter, made of the densest material in existence, of which a teaspoon has more mass than an aircraft carrier. Then visualize this huge, inconceivably massive sphere turning completely on its axis 30 times a second.
The tangential velocity of the surface of the sphere is a substantial fraction of the speed of light.
It boggles my mind.
God was having way too much fun when He made this. Srsly.
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posted on
03/04/2022 2:56:43 PM PST
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dayglored
("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.")
To: dayglored
Well, maybe not “substantial” fraction. Still, pretty d@mn fast.
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03/04/2022 2:59:58 PM PST
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dayglored
("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.")
To: dayglored
That central neutron star (pulsar), is not just spinning 30 revs/sec, but consider that its diameter is around 16 miles. Visualize a sphere 16 miles in diameter, made of the densest material in existence, of which a teaspoon has more mass than an aircraft carrier. Then visualize this huge, inconceivably massive sphere turning completely on its axis 30 times a second.
The tangential velocity of the surface of the sphere is a substantial fraction of the speed of light.
Yes, and it generates a magnetic field that is billions of times more powerful than that of Earth.
According to its Wikipedia page, it radiates photons that each carry over 100 TeV of energy.
The gamma ray photons emitted by the decay of radium average about 0.74 MeV each; a 100 TeV photon carries a hundred million times more.
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03/04/2022 3:08:54 PM PST
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Steely Tom
([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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Crabs are not to be taken lightly
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To: blueunicorn6
You have hotdogs there several times, but the things that show up the most in astronomy that are not comets are definately cheeseburgers.
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posted on
03/04/2022 3:49:45 PM PST
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MtnClimber
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I could go for a good cheeseburger right about now.
One with good old American cheese.
Not some of that fancy cheddar cheese.
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posted on
03/04/2022 4:01:04 PM PST
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blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancerā)
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