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Old August 27th 11, 04:25 PM posted to sci.astro.amateur
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Default PTF11kly - Supernova in M101

On Aug 27, 3:50*am, oriel36 wrote:
but the supernova event in context of a solar system
generates the highest probability for the elements in our bodies,the
planet and everything else in our solar system.Take it or leave it but
the insight is appealing


Carl Sagan thought so too. But I thought the idea of nuclear reactions
taking place inside stars was just empirical nonsense.

John Savard