Comments on: An octillion ton cannonball http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/11/30/an-octillion-ton-cannonball/ 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. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:17:18 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Joules http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/11/30/an-octillion-ton-cannonball/comment-page-1/#comment-57675 Joules Sun, 02 Dec 2007 22:38:12 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/11/30/an-octillion-ton-cannonball/#comment-57675 >I wonder if the blue parts of the ROSAT/optical image are the x-ray and represent that expelled oxygen? The overall shape of the SNR is amazingly symmetrical for an off-center event… Rich the link says that the blue-ish purple clumps are indeed oxygen. >I wonder if the blue parts of the ROSAT/optical image are the x-ray and represent that expelled oxygen? The overall shape of the SNR is amazingly symmetrical for an off-center event…
Rich

the link says that the blue-ish purple clumps are indeed oxygen.

]]> By: Sergeant Zim http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/11/30/an-octillion-ton-cannonball/comment-page-1/#comment-57674 Sergeant Zim Sun, 02 Dec 2007 15:50:53 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/11/30/an-octillion-ton-cannonball/#comment-57674 "Enbiggen", "Unsmallify" This just goes to show that if you give some people an attoparsec, they'll take 1.61 terra-angsroms... “Enbiggen”, “Unsmallify”
This just goes to show that if you give some people an attoparsec, they’ll take 1.61 terra-angsroms…

]]> By: John Phillips http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/11/30/an-octillion-ton-cannonball/comment-page-1/#comment-57673 John Phillips Sat, 01 Dec 2007 06:16:42 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/11/30/an-octillion-ton-cannonball/#comment-57673 bigjohn, should we then call you unsmalljohn :) Conversely, I Myself am an unbigjohn bigjohn, should we then call you unsmalljohn :) Conversely, I Myself am an unbigjohn

]]> By: Richard B. Drumm http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/11/30/an-octillion-ton-cannonball/comment-page-1/#comment-57672 Richard B. Drumm Fri, 30 Nov 2007 23:34:30 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/11/30/an-octillion-ton-cannonball/#comment-57672 Now I get it! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cromulent Rich Now I get it!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cromulent
Rich

]]> By: The Centipede http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/11/30/an-octillion-ton-cannonball/comment-page-1/#comment-57671 The Centipede Fri, 30 Nov 2007 22:07:44 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/11/30/an-octillion-ton-cannonball/#comment-57671 > Haha, it’s alright. Was just curious, I like to think of things in percents. I’m weird like that. Just don't come down with a case of accountancy. I hear it's terminal[ly dull]. > Haha, it’s alright. Was just curious, I like to think of things in percents. I’m weird like that.

Just don’t come down with a case of accountancy. I hear it’s terminal[ly dull].

]]> By: Ted http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/11/30/an-octillion-ton-cannonball/comment-page-1/#comment-57670 Ted Fri, 30 Nov 2007 19:55:14 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/11/30/an-octillion-ton-cannonball/#comment-57670 "Embiggen" is a perfectly cromulent word. I wouldn't use it in a professional journal, but it's fine on the web. “Embiggen” is a perfectly cromulent word. I wouldn’t use it in a professional journal, but it’s fine on the web.

]]> By: Raymer http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/11/30/an-octillion-ton-cannonball/comment-page-1/#comment-57669 Raymer Fri, 30 Nov 2007 19:35:03 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/11/30/an-octillion-ton-cannonball/#comment-57669 Haha, it's alright. Was just curious, I like to think of things in percents. I'm weird like that. Haha, it’s alright. Was just curious, I like to think of things in percents. I’m weird like that.

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