Warning: Black Hole Dead Ahead!

"Sam Wormley" wrote in message
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Warning: Black Hole Dead Ahead!

http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceno...ead-ahead.html

A gas cloud on its way towards the supermassive black hole at the Galactic
Centre
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal...ture10652.html

The cloud's dynamic evolution and radiation in the next few years will
probe the properties of the accretion flow and the feeding processes of
the supermassive black hole. The kilo-electronvolt X-ray emission of Sgr
A* may brighten significantly when the cloud reaches pericentre. There
may also be a giant radiation flare several years from now if the cloud
breaks up and its fragments feed gas into the central accretion zone.



In about 8 months it'll hit they say. I wonder if NASA's new
X-ray telescope, NuStar, will get some real pictures of the event?
It's designed to image black holes and neutron stars and such.
The site says launch is next month.

http://www.nustar.caltech.edu/home

http://www.scientificamerican.com/ar...lescope-photos

On Dec 14, 4:11*pm, "Jonathan" wrote:
"Sam Wormley" wrote in message

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Warning: Black Hole Dead Ahead!

http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceno...lack-hole-dead...

A gas cloud on its way towards the supermassive black hole at the Galactic
Centre
*http://www.nature.com/nature/journal...ture10652.html

The cloud's dynamic evolution and radiation in the next few years will
probe the properties of the accretion flow and the feeding processes of
the supermassive black hole. The kilo-electronvolt X-ray emission of Sgr
A* may brighten significantly when the cloud reaches pericentre. There
may also be a giant radiation flare several years from now if the cloud
breaks up and its fragments feed gas into the central accretion zone.

In about 8 months it'll hit they say. I wonder if NASA's new
X-ray telescope, NuStar, will get some real pictures of the event?
It's designed to image black holes and neutron stars and such.
The site says launch is next month.

http://www.nustar.caltech.edu/home

http://www.scientificamerican.com/ar...lescope-photos

Someone located one of the candidate backend bunghole?
With a secret plan to tax the poor so there will be less proverty.
Or the public plan cut elderly away from medical care by giving them a
nickel
to cover for a quarter. After all the coins are close enough.