"Many comets are found by amateurs, as (until recently, when the process was automated) were many extra-galactic supernovae."
Amateurs may find a few (I wouldn't say "many") supernovae, but in the last 5 or so years, the process for finding them hasn't changed much. It's automated to some degree, but the computer still can't differentiate between asteroid, tracking errors, and sometimes cosmic rays. I'm slightly hurt that you'd call the process of finding supernovae "automated". It's an art, damnit!:)
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There are 4 boxes to use in the defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, ammo. Use in that order. Starting now.
Whatever happened to washing them, electing them, and making them do jury duty first?
Anything I make (or anything anyone else makes) is automatically copyrighted by the person or organization that made it. Does this mean I can't post to/. without showing my email, because that would be sharing copyrighted media? Is the only legal anonymous transfer one that only is composed of public domain works? Ug... good thing this isn't anywhere near enforcable.
Well the theory is that with global warming, weather becomes more severe. That is, with more energy being dumped into the atmosphere, more water evaporates from the ocean at a faster rate which results in more circulation, etc etc. Wind power will *slightly* decrease the severity of the weather, just like the hairs on your arm keep a strong wind from making you too cold.
Feel free to mod me as such, but the review reminded me how horribly mathematics is represented in a browser. Wouldn't it be great if one day we could simply type:
Then why does that happen with my digital camera? Whatever. THe point is, the bigger/longer they are, the brighter the star. It's just a quick visual reference, not scientific.
Wake me when someone verifies his work. I can claim to solve anything, but it doesn't mean much unless the community says I'm right. Right off the bat it seems fishy: no journal submission, just a web post? No referee? And he's not answering questions about his work? He's either a genius or a nutcase, possibly both.
Would you explain to us what exactly is the difference in the spectra of stars and SN? How does a typical SN spectrum look like? Do you have a graph?
Sure. Stars are mostly Hydrogen and Helium. A supernova is cascading fusion reaction, and they produce every naturally occuring element in the universe. The spectra reflect this.
I won't google a graph for you, but I'm sure it would only take a few seconds.
Brightness isn't going to tell you whether or not the object is a supernova. In fact, the supernova is LESS bright than the star next to it. A good way to tell is to look at the CCD artifacts, like the vertical and horizontal lines. The longer they are, the brighter the object.
The difference is, the "bigger looking one to the left" was there in the template image, and the supernova isn't. It's incredibly easy to tell the difference between SN and star. The hard part is telling the difference between a supernova and an asteroid. Luckily, the next night the astroid will have moved, and the supernova will have stayed.
But even if you weren't sure, the "wavelength/frequency" of the light is INCREDIBLY different. A good eye can tell the difference between all the different sorts of supernova spectra in seconds.
Educated guess, my ass.
By the way, I'm one of Filippenko's supernova checkers. Hi everybody!
The violin gets pretty loud when your ear is right next to it. Funny thing is, the more in tune I am, the louder it gets. If I rest on a note for a while, it seems to dig itself in a bit, getting even louder. *shrug* I have a pretty loud violin.
Any time your ears ring, it's "hearing damage". I play violin, and whenever I practice, and for a few hours afterword, I get a noticable ringing in my ears. It actually doesn't go away fully, I can always hear this ringing (sometimes a lower frequency buzzing) at night. This is hearing damage, but I'm not deaf. However, if this were caused by a cellpone, you bet I'd be suing.
You're kidding, right? An asteroid going any appreciable speed would vaporize the few thousand feet of ice between it and Antarctica proper. It's like saying a sniper (oh sorry, "sharp shooter") bullet won't go through the ice cream cone you're holding.
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Amateurs may find a few (I wouldn't say "many") supernovae, but in the last 5 or so years, the process for finding them hasn't changed much. It's automated to some degree, but the computer still can't differentiate between asteroid, tracking errors, and sometimes cosmic rays. I'm slightly hurt that you'd call the process of finding supernovae "automated". It's an art, damnit! :)
Yes, I know that. I also have a sense of humor. YOU OUGHT TO FIND ONE, TOO! (That's a joke too, btw.)
There are 4 boxes to use in the defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, ammo. Use in that order. Starting now.
Whatever happened to washing them, electing them, and making them do jury duty first?
Then I guess you also don't understand cutting your hair and nails... yup, your average slashdotter!
Anything I make (or anything anyone else makes) is automatically copyrighted by the person or organization that made it. Does this mean I can't post to /. without showing my email, because that would be sharing copyrighted media? Is the only legal anonymous transfer one that only is composed of public domain works? Ug... good thing this isn't anywhere near enforcable.
Man, The Ring's got nothing on THIS killer video tape!
You troll:/
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Admission: $50
Lunch: $20
Knowing your party landed in Alabama: priceless.
It's the recordings that have gotten better in the past 50 years, not the speakers.
Well the theory is that with global warming, weather becomes more severe. That is, with more energy being dumped into the atmosphere, more water evaporates from the ocean at a faster rate which results in more circulation, etc etc. Wind power will *slightly* decrease the severity of the weather, just like the hairs on your arm keep a strong wind from making you too cold.
Feel free to mod me as such, but the review reminded me how horribly mathematics is represented in a browser. Wouldn't it be great if one day we could simply type:
Then why does that happen with my digital camera? Whatever. THe point is, the bigger/longer they are, the brighter the star. It's just a quick visual reference, not scientific.
Wake me when someone verifies his work. I can claim to solve anything, but it doesn't mean much unless the community says I'm right. Right off the bat it seems fishy: no journal submission, just a web post? No referee? And he's not answering questions about his work? He's either a genius or a nutcase, possibly both.
Sure. Stars are mostly Hydrogen and Helium. A supernova is cascading fusion reaction, and they produce every naturally occuring element in the universe. The spectra reflect this.
I won't google a graph for you, but I'm sure it would only take a few seconds.
Brightness isn't going to tell you whether or not the object is a supernova. In fact, the supernova is LESS bright than the star next to it. A good way to tell is to look at the CCD artifacts, like the vertical and horizontal lines. The longer they are, the brighter the object.
But even if you weren't sure, the "wavelength/frequency" of the light is INCREDIBLY different. A good eye can tell the difference between all the different sorts of supernova spectra in seconds.
Educated guess, my ass.
By the way, I'm one of Filippenko's supernova checkers. Hi everybody!
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"national security satellite." Here's hoping this is the replacement for the one(s) that were used to "discover" Saddam's WMD...
The violin gets pretty loud when your ear is right next to it. Funny thing is, the more in tune I am, the louder it gets. If I rest on a note for a while, it seems to dig itself in a bit, getting even louder. *shrug* I have a pretty loud violin.
Any time your ears ring, it's "hearing damage". I play violin, and whenever I practice, and for a few hours afterword, I get a noticable ringing in my ears. It actually doesn't go away fully, I can always hear this ringing (sometimes a lower frequency buzzing) at night. This is hearing damage, but I'm not deaf. However, if this were caused by a cellpone, you bet I'd be suing.
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Yes there is. It's called entropy.
You're kidding, right? An asteroid going any appreciable speed would vaporize the few thousand feet of ice between it and Antarctica proper. It's like saying a sniper (oh sorry, "sharp shooter") bullet won't go through the ice cream cone you're holding.
BRILLIANT! Damn that was funny.... thank you.