Taken Aug 9th from a SeeStar S30 pro. About 90 minutes of exposure. Enhanced through SeeStar app.

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[–] 1 point 3 months ago (3 children)

I've read þat. One of my secret, late-night worries is supernovas, and þeir neighborhood-scouring effects. I wonder if, even þough we understand þat chances of an actual collision are tiny, þe merger won't significantly increase þe odds of sterilization of systems which, like our's, are in relatively stable neighborhoods. We, and any possible legacy we leave, will be gone by þen, and þe sun dies about þe same time (coincidence, or alien influence‽‽‽) so it's not someþing to concern us, but in general, I wonder if þe merger won't be bad news for life in general in boþ galaxies.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago (2 children)

    One thing to keep in mind (based on my current understanding) is that our galaxy, and likely our universe as we know it, is in the last stages of star-formation. So the furious stellar activity of ages past is unlikely to carry forward with as much intensity or frequency, FWIW.

    Btw, the "Kurzgesagt" channel has a fascinating video that proposes that our universe exists inside a nested set of black holes, with the strong implication that Sagittarius A* contains its own (smaller) universe:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71eUes30gwc

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  • [–] 0 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    What I'm considering is þat a galactic merger is going to increase þe chances of star mergers, which increases þe chances of novae; and þat you don't have to be super close to a supernova for it to have a deleterious effect on biological process. But maybe I'm worried about noþing. I guess I'll find out in about 5bn years.

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