  Qweek Member Username: Qweek Post Number: 604 Registered: 07-2006 |
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pa ges/swift/bursts/gammaray_fire works.html For the past month and a half this thing in our own galaxy has been firing away at us. Be sure to check out the "view movie" listed on the right column below the pic of the SGR. If you feel compelled research Magnetars or Soft Gamma Repeaters, this thing is wild and scary! Check out what it did to our magnetosphere a month ago... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =FaaM64PVHmc&NR=1 We would all be toast if we weren't protected by our good friend Magnetoman. So, they say this is only the 6th known SGR, and it is actually in our own neighborhood (celestially speaking) and it seems we are in it's line of fire. Let's hope it doesn't go hypernova! | ||
Ccbatson Member Username: Ccbatson Post Number: 19441 Registered: 11-2006 |
"Known" is the key word. | ||
Qweek Member Username: Qweek Post Number: 605 Registered: 07-2006 |
Indeed Ccbatsonion. What do you make of this thing? Heavy isn't it? | ||
Ccbatson Member Username: Ccbatson Post Number: 19448 Registered: 11-2006 |
Awesome...puts things in perspective. | ||
Qweek Member Username: Qweek Post Number: 606 Registered: 07-2006 |
I pay attention to what is going on around us and this is highly unusual. Our Sun has been extremely quiet, oddly enough at a time when a couple years ago astronomers were saying it would be springing back into a new solar cycle by now. We are getting hit by enough power right now, can you imagine if you added in an active solar cycle? Well, I suppose we should be counting our lucky stars that old Sol is sleeping. I've been sitting on this info for over a month, wasn't sure if any of you would be interested. I think it's far out! | ||
Ccbatson Member Username: Ccbatson Post Number: 19456 Registered: 11-2006 |
Again, way beyond our ability to fully grasp, and certainly beyond our ability to influence in any way....kind of like climate, a good lesson to be learned here. | ||
D_mcc Member Username: D_mcc Post Number: 1733 Registered: 12-2007 |
2012 | ||
Ccbatson Member Username: Ccbatson Post Number: 19459 Registered: 11-2006 |
Huh?? | ||
Qweek Member Username: Qweek Post Number: 608 Registered: 07-2006 |
2012, galactic plane, ancient calendars. Come on Bats, 2012! Everyone know about 2012! | ||
Gannon Member Username: Gannon Post Number: 9103 Registered: 12-2003 |
Thank you Qweek for sharing this! Curious...as with ANY system, I am eager to see how the advent of this energy input affects us. The Mayan calendar/clock IS ticking. | ||
Goat Member Username: Goat Post Number: 2831 Registered: 10-2003 |
If the Mayans were so great then why did they get wiped out? Sorry folks the world will end but not for a 200 million years plus when the sun expands burns earth to a crisp only to cool fizz out leaving earth resembling a cold marble. | ||
Gannon Member Username: Gannon Post Number: 9107 Registered: 12-2003 |
How do you know they merely didn't go somewhere else?! I am SO glad you know exactly how things wrap up. | ||
Rb336 Member Username: Rb336 Post Number: 8694 Registered: 02-2007 |
the mayans did not get wiped out, and they did not go anywhere. they are still living in southern mexico, guatemala and honduras. it was merely their civilization that collapsed | ||
Lodgedodger Member Username: Lodgedodger Post Number: 1679 Registered: 05-2008 |
>>Magnetoman<< My first thought was about Ed "Spider" Huff. | ||
Ccbatson Member Username: Ccbatson Post Number: 19470 Registered: 11-2006 |
Not everyone Qweek. |
