Boom! Scientists spot the biggest known explosion in the universe

[bigheadfred]

Boom! Scientists spot the biggest known explosion in the universe

https://www.space.com/biggest-cosmic-explosion-universe-discovery.html

The blast is five times bigger than any other known explosion.

Astronomers have spotted a cosmic blast that dwarfs all others.

A gargantuan explosion tore through the heart of a distant galaxy cluster, releasing about five times more energy than the previous record holder, a new study reports.

"In some ways, this blast is similar to how the eruption of Mt. St. Helens in 1980 ripped off the top of the mountain," study lead author Simona Giacintucci, of the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C., said in a statement. "A key difference is that you could fit 15 Milky Way galaxies in a row into the crater this eruption punched into the cluster's hot gas."

The explosion occurred in the Ophiuchus cluster, which lies about 390 million light-years from Earth.

[bigheadfred]

Just for the fun.

Ophiuchus, the 13th Sign of the Zodiac

https://www.bbvaopenmind.com/en/science/physics/ophiuchus-the-13th-sign-of-the-zodiac/

The end of autumn is approaching, the time of those born under the sign of Ophiuchus. If we return to the true astronomical roots of the signs of the zodiac, we will see that there are 13 signs, not 12 as the modern horoscope tells us. Reclaiming the forgotten Ophiuchus invites each of us to discover our correct astrological sign and contemplate the spectacular zodiacal constellations that dominate the nights at this time of year.

[bigheadfred]

"Ophiuchus (/ɒfiˈjuːkəs/) is a large constellation straddling the celestial equator. Its name is from the Greek Ὀφιοῦχος (Ophioukhos, 'serpent-bearer'), and it is commonly represented as a man grasping a snake (symbol ⛎, Unicode U+26CE). The serpent is represented by the constellation Serpens."

[bigheadfred]

[bigheadfred]

One of the most important signs (LOL) of the times and ya'll missed it.

hahaha

[Elderberry]

Talk about "Old News" the Ophiuchus Blast occurred 390 million years ago. 

[bigheadfred]

Talk about "Old News" the Ophiuchus Blast occurred 390 million years ago. 

Did you factor in Leap Years?

[Elderberry]

No leap years using "solar years" which are  365.242189 days long on average.

[bigheadfred]

No leap years using "solar years" which are  365.242189 days long on average.

Speed of light: 299 792 458 m/sec which is 186 282 miles/sec

Seconds in a year: 31 557 600 on average, taking leap years into account

Multiply them and you get that 1 light year is equivalent to:

9 460 730 472 580 800 (or 9.461x10^15) m approximately

In miles, that would be 58,78,61,28,43,200‬ or 5.88x10^12 miles

So there.

[Elderberry]

390 Million light years --- 2.292663896e+21 miles

[bigheadfred]

390 Million light years --- 2.292663896e+21 miles

Huh

229e is a Human Coronavirus.

If I insert a gain of function point and add a few deciBels + 21 miles does that = COVID-19?

Hysterically speaking, of course.