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Solar eclipse, auroras, and now a meteor: space weather has been a lot of fun lately.

xattt 2y ago
Is the rule of threes now fulfilled, or is there still more to come? I’m personally hoping for a daylight-visible supernova before the end of 2024. I’ll mention that the population in my region appears to have stayed primed to watch astronomical phenomena since the eclipse. The beach I usually go to for viewing was busier the night of the auroras than some beach days in the summer.
- Cyphase 2y ago
  I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks about daylight-visible supernovas. Come on, Antares or Betelgeuse! Not a daylight-visible supernova, but a naked-eye night-visible nova is expected to happen later this year: https://www.space.com/new-star-night-sky-nova-explosion-rare https://www.space.com/new-star-night-sky-nova-explosion-rare
  - jerome-jh 2y ago
    Next year +/-10k years ;)
- throwup238 2y ago
  > Is the rule of threes now fulfilled, or is there still more to come? Usually it means a change in the ruling dynasty of China. Or so they say...
  - Ma8ee 2y ago
    Maybe Iran this time?
  - thaumasiotes 2y ago
    Does this mean we're looking at a restoration of the dynastic system?
    - throwup238 2y ago
      It was already restored when Xi made himself premier for life. We’re in the Xi dynasty, but it looks like he chose an inauspicious time and the dynasty might not last long.
      - thaumasiotes 2y ago
        That's not what a dynasty means at all. The bare minimum would be for Xi's son to inherit the position. > We’re in the Xi dynasty I don't think there's ever been a Chinese dynasty named after its ruling family. Nothing could be more gauche. Emperors can be named after the dynasty, but that only happens after they're dead, and doesn't replace their personal name.
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- sebastiennight 2y ago
  You might want to read Liu Cixin's "The Supernova Era"... It might change your mind about wanting to see one in broad daylight!

Is the rule of threes now fulfilled, or is there still more to come? I’m personally hoping for a daylight-visible supernova before the end of 2024. I’ll mention that the population in my region appears to have stayed primed to watch astronomical phenomena since the eclipse. The beach I usually go to for viewing was busier the night of the auroras than some beach days in the summer.

Cyphase 2y ago
I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks about daylight-visible supernovas. Come on, Antares or Betelgeuse! Not a daylight-visible supernova, but a naked-eye night-visible nova is expected to happen later this year: https://www.space.com/new-star-night-sky-nova-explosion-rare https://www.space.com/new-star-night-sky-nova-explosion-rare
- jerome-jh 2y ago
  Next year +/-10k years ;)
throwup238 2y ago
> Is the rule of threes now fulfilled, or is there still more to come? Usually it means a change in the ruling dynasty of China. Or so they say...
- Ma8ee 2y ago
  Maybe Iran this time?
- thaumasiotes 2y ago
  Does this mean we're looking at a restoration of the dynastic system?
  - throwup238 2y ago
    It was already restored when Xi made himself premier for life. We’re in the Xi dynasty, but it looks like he chose an inauspicious time and the dynasty might not last long.
    - thaumasiotes 2y ago
      That's not what a dynasty means at all. The bare minimum would be for Xi's son to inherit the position. > We’re in the Xi dynasty I don't think there's ever been a Chinese dynasty named after its ruling family. Nothing could be more gauche. Emperors can be named after the dynasty, but that only happens after they're dead, and doesn't replace their personal name.
      - gxmlfx 2y ago
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sebastiennight 2y ago
You might want to read Liu Cixin's "The Supernova Era"... It might change your mind about wanting to see one in broad daylight!