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downhill
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by downhill Thu Aug 03, 2006 6:49 pm
In December 2004, a neutron star flared up so brightly, it temporarily blinded all the x-ray satellites in space, and lit up the Earth's upper atmosphere. This tremendous blast of energy was from a giant flare created by the neutron star's twisting magnetic field. Objects like this are called magnetars, and they produce magnetic fields trillions of time more powerful than those here on Earth. These fields are so strong they can actually buckle the surface of the neutron star causing these powerful star quakes.
Izzo
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by Izzo Thu Aug 03, 2006 6:58 pm
triniwasp
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by triniwasp Thu Aug 03, 2006 7:00 pm
A teaspoon worth of a Neutron star would weigh 200 million tons, that's how dense they are.
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YARDofSTUF
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by YARDofSTUF Thu Aug 03, 2006 7:07 pm
do they have a larger version?
Prey521
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by Prey521 Thu Aug 03, 2006 7:07 pm
Impressive! wow!
Shagster
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by Shagster Thu Aug 03, 2006 9:53 pm
Would love to wake up every morning and walk out on the patio to that1
downhill
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by downhill Thu Aug 03, 2006 10:06 pm
YARDofSTUF wrote: do they have a larger version?
Not that I can find.
Brk
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by Brk Thu Aug 03, 2006 10:20 pm
I still call Photoshop. I don't think they actually find anything out there, but they hav to justify their budget AND existence.
Prey521
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by Prey521 Thu Aug 03, 2006 11:59 pm
Burke wrote: I still call Photoshop. I don't think they actually find anything out there, but they hav to justify their budget AND existence.
loop2kil
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by loop2kil Fri Aug 04, 2006 2:36 am
by any chance was this resized from say...1600x1200?
cyberskye
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by cyberskye Fri Aug 04, 2006 2:16 pm
anything is possible - nothing is free Blisster wrote: It *would* be brokeback bay if I in fact went and hung out with Skye and co (did I mention he is teh hotness?)
MissTynker2
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by MissTynker2 Fri Aug 04, 2006 6:48 pm
That is gorgeous! Thank you so much for the share
Mystical Folding Minx
