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Thread #101453 Message #2045994
Posted By: Wolfgang
08-May-07 - 07:58 AM
Thread Name: BS: only 238 million LY away-TAKE SHELTER!
Subject: RE: BS: only 238 million LY away-TAKE SHELTER!
A huge star in the Milky Way, Eta Carinae, has already erupted in a similar fashion. So if it explodes as a supernova, it could present the best light show seen, because it is a mere 7,500 light years away from our planet.
Yes, one will be able to read without artifical light during nighttime on the Southern hemisphere. The explosion is expected any time soon... in the next 50,000 years. The only remarkable effect upon the Earth will be visual BTW.