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I don't think even a supernova, as massive as this system is, is capable of creating the OMG particle. The worst we would have to worry about would be gamma rays. It would take something like a giant radio galaxy to produce an OMG particle (however Fly's Eye didn't indicate that it came from any known possible source, so maybe a few of these particles are capable of being created in a SN event - but the maths and physics doesn't add up - yet).

John,

A huge thanks for the heads up surrounding a potential imaging opportunity! I have a webpage dedicated to Wolf-Rayet stars - www.perseus.gr/Astro-DSO-Wolf-Rayet.htm - and with many targets to be visited this summer and which I now have updated to also include this particular object.

Be well!

No problem Anto, your at a better lattitude to see anything in Sagitarius than we are - go get 'er.
Love the images BTW.
Anybody wondering what Anthony is trying to image, well here is an animated Gif covering about 3 epochs of data:


Anthony, unless you've installed a new BIG BIG scope I don't think you'll catch this one. The image above measures less than 1/10 arcsec. It was taken by the Keck. See the following link: www.physics.usyd.edu.au/~gekko/wr104.html

Looks like the duck and cover strategy wont work for this particle. :shock:

"The side of the Earth facing the gamma ray burst would experience something like getting irradiated by a not-too-distant nuclear explosion...".

So, if we can get some kind of warning I'm off to the other side, wherever that may be...

Looks like the duck and cover strategy wont work for this particle. :shock:

"The side of the Earth facing the gamma ray burst would experience something like getting irradiated by a not-too-distant nuclear explosion...".

So, if we can get some kind of warning I'm off to the other side, wherever that may be...

First thing you know would be that its already happened - there'd be no warning, and no hiding. After stripping about 25% of the ozone layer, the real stress on planet earth would only start, a lot of the worlds vegetation would die off first leading to global famine etc. Lets just hope that the axis of spin is not aimed directly at us, even a degree or two over the distance from us would make the difference between extinction and a non-event.

The image above measures less than 1/10 arcsec.

Now you tell me! :shock: :mrgreen: :oops: