Comments on: Supernova!

By: Tim P.

Tim P. — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 17:33:38 +0000

Gina B. Rocks,

A cool network of astronomers,
If you have not been to one of Gina’s parties, they are not to be missed.
Bottoms Up !

By: Rue

Rue — Thu, 21 Sep 2006 02:58:06 +0000

Very cool story!!

Tales from the White Hart?

By: Gina B.

Gina B. — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 22:56:21 +0000

PS. And to “supernova” who asked about the Guanabanator… Only a select few have ever enjoyed this fine cocktail. Who are you?

By: Gina B.

Gina B. — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 19:33:16 +0000

For those of you who were there, helping confirm Timâ€™s supernova was one of the coolest things I ever done at a bar!! Way to go, team!!!

As for the drink… Well, we had to start with two kinds of brown alcohol–and for those of you who know me, you also know I hate (no, HATE!) brown alcohol. But this was Tim’s night, and Tim’s favorites are scotch and Drambuie. Also, the bartender made shots, so there was no ice and no garnish (gasp, shock). I agree it was a bit sweet, but 2:00 in the morning anyone still capable of complaining obviously wasnâ€™t in the spirit of the night

So…

Tim’s Supernova

2 pt scotch
2 pt Drambuie
1 pt peach schnapps
Splash of 7-Up
Cherry and peach wedge for garnish

As is true for all our cocktails, serve over ice in a highball glass. And as is also true for all our cocktails, this is suitable for making by the pitcher.

Happy Supernova,
Gina
(your humble mixmeister)

By: Fizzygoo

Fizzygoo — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 16:43:09 +0000

Well, BA, when you have a 7:30 am meeting that’s really 4:30 am for you as a west-coaster, you’ll only need 4 hours of sleep when you have a shot of Supernova, or is it, “a shot of a supernova”? As Supernova cares not for our silly-tiredness-of-travel-and-meetings-that-are-too-early thingedness! It was a little too sweet, the drink, for me to rate it on my top five, but I’d throw it in (not up) to my top ten. I still don’t know what was in that yellowish explosion of hard alcohol, though (thanks Gina).

By: I Wish I Knew

I Wish I Knew — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 12:33:39 +0000

Supernovas give you a warm fuzzy feeling…

I don’t really have a lot to add, but I wanted to link to Phil Plait’s entry about the discovery of a new supernova. It’s a great story about how science gets done by real people. I should add that,……

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 12:30:58 +0000

well, where is it??!!?!

By: Cindy

Cindy — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 02:29:54 +0000

Nice being at the right place at the right time.

When I was in grad school, my thesis advisor and I were on both scopes at MDM. He got a call about one of the early gamma ray bursts. Sure enough, there was a bright “star” one night and not there the next night!

Next time, Tim Puckett should contact Joe Patterson who runs the Center for Backyard Astrophysics amateur network. They mostly observe cataclysmic variables, but I’m sure a few of them would peek at a supernova. That network spans the globe.

By: Ray Gray

Ray Gray — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 23:07:28 +0000

Yes…zymurgy can help promote astronomy.

Zymurgy:
The science of brewing beer.

By: Pete

Pete — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 22:16:01 +0000

Absolutley breathtaking!!

Now, while I have some attention:

I need to conduct 3000 word report on any science subject I like. Now, my main interest lies in astronomy. My report has to be in the form of a question and must be to A-Level standard (I think that’s High School graduation in America).

Any ideas on the sort of questions I could evaluate?

I know this may seem like cheating but I have no idea of an experiment I can carry out with a tiny telescope in my garden!!

Thatnks for reading

By: SMEaton

SMEaton — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 20:09:43 +0000

I remember reading in one of Feynman’s books (possibly “Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman) that he did quite a bit of work in a strip club.

By: tracer

tracer — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 16:50:44 +0000

[quote]Across that crushing distance the expanding sphere of photons expanded,[/quote]

But did it expand?

By: Laurie Mann

Laurie Mann — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 15:57:05 +0000

All kinds of geeks are like this, though. I’ve seen similar behavior from computer geeks and book geeks. Most of us understand that astronomy is a vast, vast enterprise and that the pros and the amatures have GOT to work together. It’s great that they did in this instance.

By: DennyMo

DennyMo — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 15:30:52 +0000

Sorta related, I heard on the radio last week that folks who socialize in bars with coworkers have significantly larger paychecks than teetotalers. (http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2006/09/14/PM200609144.html)My dad pointed out that they need the extra income to pay their bar tabs…

By: Bart

Bart — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 14:44:27 +0000

*Thatâ€™s not enough light to illuminate a gnat, but it was enough to have a profound effect on us.*

Don’t tell the astrologers.

By: A Ler…-- Rastos de Luz

A Ler…-- Rastos de Luz — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 13:53:42 +0000

[...] “Supernova“, no Bad Astronomy. Um bom exemplo da colaboraÃ§Ã£o entre astrÃ³nomos amadores e profissionais, uma relaÃ§Ã£o que, por exemplo em Portugal, podia ser bem melhor, com benefÃcios para ambos; [...]

By: Jeff Hebert

Jeff Hebert — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 12:41:49 +0000

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Thatâ€™s not enough light to illuminate a gnat, but it was enough to have a profound effect on us.
=========

Which is another way of saying you all “got lit up”, as the kids say

By: Kaptain K

Kaptain K — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 10:07:16 +0000

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But a mighty star in that distant galaxy ran out of fuel, exploded, and flooded the Universe with light.
=====

Type II??

By: Jonas Engelhardt

Jonas Engelhardt — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 09:12:26 +0000

“…but it was enough to have a profound effect on us.”

- especially those who dug into the Supernova-drinks, I imagine

By: SMEaton

SMEaton — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 08:42:10 +0000

I’d love to see a similar scenario in a book or movie.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 07:45:39 +0000

but what is the recipe of the drink?

By: Thomas Siefert

Thomas Siefert — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 07:30:44 +0000

A few thousands photons does not have not have a lot of power, but they can still push a few drinks.

By: Supernova

Supernova — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 07:29:22 +0000

Ha, if I had any doubts about that story’s veracity, they would have been laid to rest by the part about the new drink! Pure Gina. Ask her for me if she remembers the Guanabanator.

By: Navneeth

Navneeth — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 07:03:38 +0000

Heâ€™s an artist when it comes to taking pictures of astronomical images.
He photographs photographs??

That must’ve been one amazing night at the bar! Congrats to Mr.Puckett and his team.

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