Comments on: Super zoom of galactic doom http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/10/05/super-zoom-of-galactic-doom/ 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 03:11:39 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: ArchFerdinandDuke http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/10/05/super-zoom-of-galactic-doom/comment-page-1/#comment-51081 ArchFerdinandDuke Tue, 09 Oct 2007 17:42:56 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/10/05/super-zoom-of-galactic-doom/#comment-51081 dilithium crystals, That was my thought too! Flux capacitor? naw not a chance. Wouldn't work. dilithium crystals, That was my thought too! Flux capacitor? naw not a chance. Wouldn’t work.

]]> By: bob_co http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/10/05/super-zoom-of-galactic-doom/comment-page-1/#comment-51080 bob_co Tue, 09 Oct 2007 00:10:41 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/10/05/super-zoom-of-galactic-doom/#comment-51080 Is that enough resolution to see flags or footprints on the moon? Is that enough resolution to see flags or footprints on the moon?

]]> By: Doodler http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/10/05/super-zoom-of-galactic-doom/comment-page-1/#comment-51079 Doodler Mon, 08 Oct 2007 17:35:26 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/10/05/super-zoom-of-galactic-doom/#comment-51079 With a central black hole reaching that size, is this thing verging on qualifying as a quasar? With a central black hole reaching that size, is this thing verging on qualifying as a quasar?

]]> By: PsyberDave http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/10/05/super-zoom-of-galactic-doom/comment-page-1/#comment-51078 PsyberDave Mon, 08 Oct 2007 15:40:08 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/10/05/super-zoom-of-galactic-doom/#comment-51078 Barbara, Are you making up stuff? That sounds like randomly selected jargon and pseudojargon strung together. An axiometric (Kerr type) distribution would lead to a jet like ejection? Maybe with a flux capacitor utilizing dilithium crystals... Barbara,

Are you making up stuff? That sounds like randomly selected jargon and pseudojargon strung together.

An axiometric (Kerr type) distribution would lead to a jet like ejection? Maybe with a flux capacitor utilizing dilithium crystals…

]]> By: Barbara http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/10/05/super-zoom-of-galactic-doom/comment-page-1/#comment-51077 Barbara Sun, 07 Oct 2007 10:46:55 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/10/05/super-zoom-of-galactic-doom/#comment-51077 TAMU student- "C-field" stands for Creation field. It is a scalar field. In the conditions of strong gravity obtaining in the neighborhood of compact massive objects the value of the field can be locally raised. This leads to creation of matter along with the creation of negative c-field energy. The latter also has negative stresses which have the effect of blowing the spacetime outwards (as in an inflationary model) with the result that the created matter is thrown out in an explosion. In such pockets of creation ( minibangs or mini-creation events). a an axi-symmetric (Kerr type) distribution would lead to jet like ejection along the symmetric axis. creation takes place in the vicinity of already present massive ob jects. Thus, galaxies beget galaxies! TAMU student-

“C-field” stands for Creation field. It is a scalar field.

In the conditions of strong gravity obtaining in the neighborhood of compact massive objects the value of the field can be locally raised. This leads to creation of matter along with the creation of negative c-field energy. The latter also has negative stresses which have the effect of blowing the spacetime outwards (as in an inflationary model) with the result that the created matter is thrown out in an explosion.

In such pockets of creation ( minibangs or mini-creation events). a an axi-symmetric (Kerr type) distribution would lead to jet like ejection along the symmetric axis. creation takes place in the vicinity of already present massive ob jects.

Thus, galaxies beget galaxies!

]]> By: Will. M http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/10/05/super-zoom-of-galactic-doom/comment-page-1/#comment-51074 Will. M Sun, 07 Oct 2007 00:01:44 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/10/05/super-zoom-of-galactic-doom/#comment-51074 Tamu: I Googled "postbiological" and got a PDF (www.aob.bg.ac.yu/~mcirkovic/paper_V4pdf) which I almost understand somewhat. After 3 pages or so it begins to describe a seventh level of evolutionary development called postbiological. I didn't finish reading... Tamu:
I Googled “postbiological” and got a PDF (www.aob.bg.ac.yu/~mcirkovic/paper_V4pdf) which I almost understand somewhat. After 3 pages or so it begins to describe a seventh level of evolutionary development called postbiological.
I didn’t finish reading…

]]> By: TAMU Student http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/10/05/super-zoom-of-galactic-doom/comment-page-1/#comment-51073 TAMU Student Sat, 06 Oct 2007 19:50:23 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/10/05/super-zoom-of-galactic-doom/#comment-51073 Barbara > I'm not certain what you mean, how can matter be created out of nothing? (And what's the C-field?) Just curious what is meant. Barbara >

I’m not certain what you mean, how can matter be created out of nothing?

(And what’s the C-field?)

Just curious what is meant.

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