Comments on: Maybe I’m just getting a bit jaded about the whole astronomy thing…. http://bluecollarscientist.com/2008/05/15/maybe-im-just-getting-a-bit-jaded-about-the-whole-astronomy-thing/ Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:08:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Don Ameche http://bluecollarscientist.com/2008/05/15/maybe-im-just-getting-a-bit-jaded-about-the-whole-astronomy-thing/#comment-2169 Don Ameche Sat, 07 Jun 2008 21:04:58 +0000 http://bluecollarscientist.com/?p=421#comment-2169 Bunnycatcher, Jeff's a solar system astronomer. I think what Jeff's saying here is that he was having a hard time getting appropriately hyped-up about some news involving something outside his field; I'm sure he's not saying that he'd rather have a supernova going off in the soar vicinity. Bunnycatcher, Jeff’s a solar system astronomer. I think what Jeff’s saying here is that he was having a hard time getting appropriately hyped-up about some news involving something outside his field; I’m sure he’s not saying that he’d rather have a supernova going off in the soar vicinity.

]]> By: bunnycatch3r http://bluecollarscientist.com/2008/05/15/maybe-im-just-getting-a-bit-jaded-about-the-whole-astronomy-thing/#comment-2133 bunnycatch3r Fri, 06 Jun 2008 22:43:52 +0000 http://bluecollarscientist.com/?p=421#comment-2133 Ok, you can't get worked up about it (a supernova) because it's not in our solar system? Are you quite sure you would prefer that? Ok, you can’t get worked up about it (a supernova) because it’s not in our solar system? Are you quite sure you would prefer that?

]]> By: Spiv http://bluecollarscientist.com/2008/05/15/maybe-im-just-getting-a-bit-jaded-about-the-whole-astronomy-thing/#comment-1914 Spiv Thu, 15 May 2008 17:08:24 +0000 http://bluecollarscientist.com/?p=421#comment-1914 It's a serious research opportunity. There's not a lot of supers that are within our range and young enough to study at such great detail. When you study them going off halfway across the universe you get to study a handfull of effects from it. When you get to study one in your own backyard you can see all kinds of details regarding expansion, collisions with gas clouds, etc, etc. That's my feeling anyway. I'm not terribly excited about what's been done (finding it), I'm excited about what will done now that we have something to look at. It’s a serious research opportunity. There’s not a lot of supers that are within our range and young enough to study at such great detail. When you study them going off halfway across the universe you get to study a handfull of effects from it.

When you get to study one in your own backyard you can see all kinds of details regarding expansion, collisions with gas clouds, etc, etc.

That’s my feeling anyway. I’m not terribly excited about what’s been done (finding it), I’m excited about what will done now that we have something to look at.

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