Nasty Neighbours

[Sam]

eeek, I hope this doesn't happen for a while.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/4426392a11.html

[Naz]

:shock:

Well I hope it doesn't happen for quite a long time.

naz

[Sam]

I really should read before I press post!!!

[FLO]

Puts on tin hat and jumps in bunker

[Astroman]

Professor Cottrell is correct. It's too far away to do any real damage. Gamma ray bursts are intergalactic in nature, and come from supernova explosions of extremely massive stars born a very long time ago. Even if WR104 goes SN, it most likely doesn't have enough mass to generate a "real" GRB.

I'm not worried. He may see it as looking down the barrel, but the barrel is only visible in a 6 meter class telescope.

[Naz]

I'm not worried. He may see it as looking down the barrel, but the barrel is only visible in a 6 meter class telescope.

Have you got one spare AM

Want to see it coming

naz

[Astroman]

Well, the mirror labs at Arizona are making 8 meter mirrors for the Giant Magellan Telescope. Perhaps you could give them a call? Maybe work out a "loaner" while they work on the other 6?

[Naz]

Will happily test it for them anytime

naz

[Astroman]

Yeah, but shipping will kill ya. :shock:

[Naz]

naz

[Astroman]

Aaaww, don't cry. You could ship it to my house for a fraction of your cost! It'd make airfare to AZ seem like a pittance.

[Naz]

Start saving Mrs Naz, we are off to Arizona :nono:

naz