Comments on: Mi Cas A es su Cas A

By: PeterH

PeterH — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:03:57 +0000

> PS. I believe that simultaneously is the only word in the English language that uses all vowels (exactly once).

Okay, so then is the second “u” silent?

By: AAS #4: Supernova expands as we watch! | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:32:07 +0000

[...] the little white dot in the center? That used to be a star, a big one. About 330 years ago*, that star blew up in a titanic supernova explosion. Several octillion tons of material screamed outward from the star at a good fraction of the speed [...]

By: Simple Question: Distances & Discoveries - Bad Astronomy and Universe Today Forum

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 08:02:49 +0000

[...] saying, for instance, they occur when the signal arrives. As the Bad Astronomer said, in BA Blog: Mi Cas A es su Cas A About an event happening 10000 lightyears away, recorded in 1680: [...]

By: Blobs excited by hot flashes | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine

Blobs excited by hot flashes | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:51:24 +0000

[...] Cas A is a supernova remnant, the expanding cloud of debris from a star that blew up. In this case, the doomed star exploded in 1680. Even though it was close enough to be easily visible to the unaided eye (it should have been bright enough, barely, to see during the day!) no one noticed it. That’s because between us and the star is a thick layer of interstellar dust. This floating junk absorbs light, so the supernova was dimmed to invisibility. [...]

By: gopher65

gopher65 — Sun, 03 Sep 2006 13:24:56 +0000

I was thinking that it looks kinda like a Zerg Hydrolisk.

By: Gary Ansorge

Gary Ansorge — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 16:16:11 +0000

Gabble, gabble, gabble. Now here’s my two bits,,,If you are moving at the speed of light(remember, this is a thought experiment) you would travel throughout the entire universe, experience everything there is, in zero personal time. Unfortunately, you couldn’t remember ANY of those experiences, because time is the separator of cause and effect. Time is realitys way of keeping everything from happening at once,,,

Wow, time, what a concept,,,

GAry 7

By: When Stars Go Bang - Asymptotia

When Stars Go Bang - Asymptotia — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 02:54:27 +0000

[...] This is the lovely composite Hubble space telescope picture that is going around, showing the debris of a supernova – a star’s explosion. This is Cassiopeia A, and the explosion happened in 1680 AD, our time. See HST’s website for more on this , and discussion on the Bad Astronomy Blog. [...]