by Axel » Thu Oct 26, 2006 3:37 pm
Today's APOD (2006/10/26) talks of the "death explosion" of the star which produced M1. Why all this lugubrious buzz about "death stars", etc., when bursting stars are the initial propagators of life in the universe? We are made of, or depend on, the oxygen, carbon, silicon, iron, and so forth that was cooked in the belly of a star and expelled in a glorious delivery, leaving a beautiful reminder like image we see today.
When I see a supernova remnant I am reminded of burst milkweed pods in a meadow. These are not death stars, they are hatching or foaling stars.
Today's APOD (2006/10/26) talks of the "death explosion" of the star which produced M1. Why all this lugubrious buzz about "death stars", etc., when bursting stars are the initial propagators of life in the universe? We are made of, or depend on, the oxygen, carbon, silicon, iron, and so forth that was cooked in the belly of a star and expelled in a glorious delivery, leaving a beautiful reminder like image we see today.
When I see a supernova remnant I am reminded of burst milkweed pods in a meadow. These are not death stars, they are hatching or foaling stars.