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Wednesday, March 21, 2012
SNR
Super nova remnants are just like the name implies. Once a star above 3 solar masses is done with its life, it will most likely collapse in on itself and then explode in the second largest, second most violent explosion in the universe, only dwarfed by the big bang itself. The core of the deceased star is what will remain. It will be a very hot but a very, very small shred of what was not ejected into space. This core will sit inside of the new nebulous debris field it has made. As for the matter ejected and the matter swept in the blast, the entire space that is occupied by this explosion will become very very hot and radiate. as the explosion cools to a mere 20 thousand kelvin, ultraviolet radiation will start to leak through and the real radiation storm will begin. After a while the initial velocity of the explosion will drop off and the remnant will be the last part of a once great star!
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Monday, March 19, 2012
observations p2
Date: March 17-18, 2012
Time: dusk - 12 PM
Place: Charlotte Harbor
Sky Conditions: clear and with no moon
Instruments Used: eyes
Planets: Jupiter and Venus, with Venus finally above Jupiter, in the western sky while Mars rose in the eastern sky as Jupiter and Venus set.
Bright Stars noted: Rigel, Betelgeuse, Sirius, Procyon, Aldebaran, Castor, Pollux, Capella, Polaris, and Arcturus.
Constellations noted: Orion, Taurus, Auriga, Canis Major, Canis Minor, Cassiopeia, maybe Pegasus and Andromeda, Monoceras, Gemini, Bootes, Ursa Major and Minor,
Other:
Mars and Arcturus both shown a very similar bright orange-red color but because Arcturus was so close to the horizon it flickered rather violently. when clouds would cross in front of Venus, a small halo would form and it looked rather similar to a halo the full moon occasionally creates. the final and greatest thing of note was the rotation of the sky. At the beginning of the night Ursa major was in the eastern part of the north sky and Cassiopeia was near dead center along the north-south line in the sky. by 12, Ursa major was taking Cassiopeia's place and Cassiopeia was nearly hitting the horizon.
Time: dusk - 12 PM
Place: Charlotte Harbor
Sky Conditions: clear and with no moon
Instruments Used: eyes
Planets: Jupiter and Venus, with Venus finally above Jupiter, in the western sky while Mars rose in the eastern sky as Jupiter and Venus set.
Bright Stars noted: Rigel, Betelgeuse, Sirius, Procyon, Aldebaran, Castor, Pollux, Capella, Polaris, and Arcturus.
Constellations noted: Orion, Taurus, Auriga, Canis Major, Canis Minor, Cassiopeia, maybe Pegasus and Andromeda, Monoceras, Gemini, Bootes, Ursa Major and Minor,
Other:
Mars and Arcturus both shown a very similar bright orange-red color but because Arcturus was so close to the horizon it flickered rather violently. when clouds would cross in front of Venus, a small halo would form and it looked rather similar to a halo the full moon occasionally creates. the final and greatest thing of note was the rotation of the sky. At the beginning of the night Ursa major was in the eastern part of the north sky and Cassiopeia was near dead center along the north-south line in the sky. by 12, Ursa major was taking Cassiopeia's place and Cassiopeia was nearly hitting the horizon.
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