Fire in the Sky by MagikUnicorn

Bryce • Fractal • posted on Jan 27, 2011

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The Earth could soon have a second sun, at least for a week or two. The cosmic phenomenon will happen when one of the brightest stars in the night sky explodes into a supernova. And, according to a report yesterday, the most stunning light show in the planet’s history could happen as soon as this year. Earth will undoubtedly have a front row seat when the dying red supergiant star Betelgeuse finally blows itself into oblivion.The explosion will be so bright that even though the star in the Orion constellation is 640 light-years away, it will still turn night into day and appear like there are two suns in the sky for a few weeks. The only real debate is over exactly when it will happen. In stellar terms, Betelgeuse is predicted to crash and burn in the very near future. But that doesn’t necessarily mean you have to rush out and buy sunglasses. Brad Carter, Senior Lecturer of Physics at the University of Southern Queensland in Australia, claimed yesterday that the galactic blast could happen before 2012 – or any time over the next million years. ‘This old star is running out of fuel in its centre,’ Dr Carter told te Austalian website news.com.au. ‘This fuel keeps Betelgeuse shining and supported. When this fuel runs out the star will literally collapse in upon itself and it will do so very quickly. ‘This is the final hurrah for the star. It goes bang, it explodes, it lights up - we’ll have incredible brightness for a brief period of time for a couple of weeks and then over the coming months it begins to fade and then eventually it will be very hard to see at all,’ he added. The Internet is abuzz with doomsday theories linking the supernova to the Mayan calendar’s prediction of an Armageddon in 2012, fuelled by the association of the word ‘Betelgeuse’ with the devil. But experts claimed that even if the big bang is looming, it will still happen way too far from Earth to do us any harm. ‘When a star goes bang, the first we will observe of it is a rain of tiny particles called nuetrinos,’ said Dr Carter. ‘They will flood through the Earth and bizarrely enough, even though the supernova we see visually will light up the night sky, 99% of the energy in the supernova is released in these particles that will come through our bodies and through the Earth with absolutely no harm whatsoever.’ When it happens, the Betelgeuse supernova will almost certainly be the most dramatic ever seen. It is the ninth brightest star in the night sky and the second brightest in the constellation of Orion, outshining its neighbour Rigel – or Beta Orionis – only very rarely. It’s distinct orange-red colour makes it easy to spot in the night sky. If it was at the centre of our solar system, its surface would extend past the asteroid belt, wholly engulfing Mercury, Venus, Mars and the Earth. Thanks Magik

Comments (81)

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MOSKETON

8:30PM | Thu, 27 January 2011

FASCINANTE.

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brycek

8:31PM | Thu, 27 January 2011

Beautiful work, Magik!!

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MagikUnicorn Online Now!

8:31PM | Thu, 27 January 2011

EXPLOSION MASSIVE A VENIR Selon le chercheur Brad Carter, de l’Université du Queensland en Australie, la «vieille étoile est en train de brûler ses derniers feux, son cœur est en passe de manquer d’énergie, celle qui l’a fait fait tant briller. Quand cette énergie sera totalement consommée, elle va s’effondrer sur elle-même, et ce sera très rapide. BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM !» conclut le chercheur, qui prend soin de nous donner une date de fin : n’importe quand entre maintenant et un million d’années. Suffisamment vague pour alimenter les prédictions apocalyptiques de la fin du Monde en 2012, notamment portées par les conclusions du calendrier maya...

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ToniDunlap

8:34PM | Thu, 27 January 2011

M A G N I F I C E N T !

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Faemike55

8:40PM | Thu, 27 January 2011

Fantastic work and great information

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CarolSassy

8:42PM | Thu, 27 January 2011

Good story to go with this awesome composition! Excellent work! (:

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mgtcs

8:52PM | Thu, 27 January 2011

WOW....What a marvelous image Magik, fabulous vision, thank you for sharing!

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amota99517

8:59PM | Thu, 27 January 2011

Wow! That is quite a story and an amazing art piece to go with it. Excellent work!

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anitalee

9:10PM | Thu, 27 January 2011

Excellent

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zoren

9:16PM | Thu, 27 January 2011

great show!!!! nice work..

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kbrog

9:23PM | Thu, 27 January 2011

Err... Won't it take hundreds of yours for the light to reach us? Just something to think about. ;D Either it exploded hundreds of years ago or we are going to miss that show. Fantastic work! :)

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bebopdlx

9:26PM | Thu, 27 January 2011

Nice work MU!!!

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mickeyrony

9:32PM | Thu, 27 January 2011

The famous 2012. It comes soon enough Réal . You remember the bog of the year2000 we pass it .But pass over but have not yet seen 2013 Hiiiiii.... Always a great job. Réal, I'm on my mule. Makes videos .... ((5 + +)) Le fameux 2012 . Cela sen vient assez vite . Tu te souvient du bog de l'an 2000.Mais bon ont a passer par dessus , Mais la ont a pas vu encore 2013 Hiiiiiiii Toujours un travail génial .Réal , Je suis sur mon mulet .Fait des videos .... ((5++))

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hipps13

10:04PM | Thu, 27 January 2011

awesome colors warm hugs, Linda

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alessimarco

10:06PM | Thu, 27 January 2011

~This is a really gorgeous image and a fascinating story! Thanks for sharing!~

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magnus073

10:41PM | Thu, 27 January 2011

Magik, c'est une image fantastique que vous avez créée. C'est beau et j'aime les effets

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PHELINAS

11:57PM | Thu, 27 January 2011

Spectaculaire avec une imagination sans limite.Très beaux effets...pour une catastrophe annoncée pour un jour ....c'est certain!En attendant quel beau feu d'artifices!Bravo Real!

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renecyberdoc

11:58PM | Thu, 27 January 2011

i am glad that Spackoine is not laying in the path of this giant.

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bazza

12:24AM | Fri, 28 January 2011

Lovely image Magik.. two moons!! lol Not really but this reminds me of an ad on TV of two possums sitting in the middle of the road at night and as a car approaches one says "Oh Two moons" just moments before getting run over lol.. Great work and info on the star exploding..

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peedy

12:39AM | Fri, 28 January 2011

WOW, awesome image, MU!!!! Great lighting. Thanks for the info. Corrie

wannes

12:48AM | Fri, 28 January 2011

Bonne combinaison de logiciel, très bien réalisé!

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lyron

1:06AM | Fri, 28 January 2011

Splendid work!!!

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SSoffia

1:42AM | Fri, 28 January 2011

Wonderful image fantastic work love the colors !!!!!

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TallPockets

2:12AM | Fri, 28 January 2011

TERRIFIC work, MU! Your description makes me ask if YOU are RELATED to Mr. SPOCK of the U.S.S. ENTERPRISE fame? SMILES.

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mariogiannecchini

2:47AM | Fri, 28 January 2011

Wonderful colors and image !

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UteBigSmile

2:48AM | Fri, 28 January 2011

Wonderful looking artwork, it’s very well done, wish you a great day, Ute

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jayfar

3:00AM | Fri, 28 January 2011

Super Image and information Magik.

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gaius

3:25AM | Fri, 28 January 2011

Jamais vu un coucher de soleil aussi spectaculaire...très beau. Quant à la fin du monde...si c'est l'an prochain, raison de plus pour jouir à plein de cette année 2011 !

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