Comments on: Supernova in spiral galaxy M100! http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/02/13/supernova-in-spiral-galaxy-m100/ I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:30:08 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Scott H Florance http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/02/13/supernova-in-spiral-galaxy-m100/comment-page-1/#comment-11661 Scott H Florance Sun, 20 Apr 2008 13:12:22 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/02/13/supernova-in-spiral-galaxy-m100/#comment-11661 Your blood is valuable to the space aliens. Get a disposable razor and take it with you downtown. Go to the flower shop or gift store and buy a helium baloon with a ribbon. Once your outside be dangerouse and make a small slice on your nuckle with the razor. Cut of the ribbon short once your outside with the blaoon. Dont tell any one what your doing. Squeeze some drops of blood onto the surface of the ballon. You can be completely satisfied the space aliens saw you release the baloon to the sky. Try different stores and get the baloon thats the biggest when its inflated. You might buy poke em lancets from the drug store to get drops of blood ready for alien contact. Your blood is valuable to the space aliens. Get a disposable razor and take it with you downtown. Go to the flower shop or gift store and buy a helium baloon with a ribbon. Once your outside be dangerouse and make a small slice on your nuckle with the razor. Cut of the ribbon short once your outside with the blaoon. Dont tell any one what your doing. Squeeze some drops of blood onto the surface of the ballon. You can be completely satisfied the space aliens saw you release the baloon to the sky. Try different stores and get the baloon thats the biggest when its inflated. You might buy poke em lancets from the drug store to get drops of blood ready for alien contact.

]]> By: Tom G. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/02/13/supernova-in-spiral-galaxy-m100/comment-page-1/#comment-11660 Tom G. Mon, 20 Feb 2006 19:38:12 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/02/13/supernova-in-spiral-galaxy-m100/#comment-11660 Got it! Here is a photo of the supernova in M100 that I took on Saturday night. http://www.eastsideastro.org/observatory/galaxies/M100-7Stack-proc.jpg Tom Renton, WA Got it!
Here is a photo of the supernova in M100 that I took on Saturday night.

http://www.eastsideastro.org/observatory/galaxies/M100-7Stack-proc.jpg

Tom
Renton, WA

]]> By: MaryLeonard http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/02/13/supernova-in-spiral-galaxy-m100/comment-page-1/#comment-11659 MaryLeonard Thu, 16 Feb 2006 16:28:06 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/02/13/supernova-in-spiral-galaxy-m100/#comment-11659 Very well done.......... Very well done……….

]]> By: Teresa http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/02/13/supernova-in-spiral-galaxy-m100/comment-page-1/#comment-11657 Teresa Wed, 15 Feb 2006 07:52:39 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/02/13/supernova-in-spiral-galaxy-m100/#comment-11657 So I'm wondering about the labelling of the picture in this blog entry. This is one of the few galaxies I've actually had the opportunity to image (in 2001) and in my image there's already a bright dot there. (http://www.tgeneva.com/images/M100colorflip.jpg) There appears to be two bright spots in that general area on photos showing the supernova - so is the brighter one or the dimmer one the supernova? And is it just a coincidence that they're so close together? Thanks! So I’m wondering about the labelling of the picture in this blog entry. This is one of the few galaxies I’ve actually had the opportunity to image (in 2001) and in my image there’s already a bright dot there. (http://www.tgeneva.com/images/M100colorflip.jpg) There appears to be two bright spots in that general area on photos showing the supernova – so is the brighter one or the dimmer one the supernova? And is it just a coincidence that they’re so close together?

Thanks!

]]> By: aiabx http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/02/13/supernova-in-spiral-galaxy-m100/comment-page-1/#comment-11656 aiabx Wed, 15 Feb 2006 05:09:49 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/02/13/supernova-in-spiral-galaxy-m100/#comment-11656 P. Edward- No harm done. It's a cool enough occurance that it's worth mentioning twice. P. Edward-
No harm done. It’s a cool enough occurance that it’s worth mentioning twice.

]]> By: jess tauber http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/02/13/supernova-in-spiral-galaxy-m100/comment-page-1/#comment-11658 jess tauber Wed, 15 Feb 2006 02:09:52 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/02/13/supernova-in-spiral-galaxy-m100/#comment-11658 FOOLS! IS NO SUPERNOVA TYPE 1A- is EMBASSY OF CHEESEMAKING, IDOLATROUS ASTROIMAGING ANTI-DIRACIAN ENTITY BEING VAPORIZED BY HOT BREATH OF ANGRY MOB! YOUR OBJECTIVES, AND THEIR SCOPE, ARE CLEAR- cover them now and put them away, or FACE UNREST OF INCREASING MAGNITUDE! Our will is IRON, and shall ignite a firestorm which will blow off the yoke imposed upon us, while lighting the way for many others who stand with us! We are no longer amused. FOOLS! IS NO SUPERNOVA TYPE 1A- is EMBASSY OF CHEESEMAKING, IDOLATROUS ASTROIMAGING ANTI-DIRACIAN ENTITY BEING VAPORIZED BY HOT BREATH OF ANGRY MOB!

YOUR OBJECTIVES, AND THEIR SCOPE, ARE CLEAR- cover them now and put them away, or FACE UNREST OF INCREASING MAGNITUDE! Our will is IRON, and shall ignite a firestorm which will blow off the yoke imposed upon us, while lighting the way for many others who stand with us!

We are no longer amused.

]]> By: The Galaxy Trio http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/02/13/supernova-in-spiral-galaxy-m100/comment-page-1/#comment-11655 The Galaxy Trio Tue, 14 Feb 2006 22:04:13 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/02/13/supernova-in-spiral-galaxy-m100/#comment-11655 jdmack: It only looks huge. In order to get the galaxy to show up on the exposure, the stars get over exposed and turn into blobs. jdmack: It only looks huge. In order to get the galaxy to show up on the exposure, the stars get over exposed and turn into blobs.

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