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- Portrait of a Doomed Asteroid
A new study provides a possible explanation of mysterious X-ray flares detected by the Chandra K-ray Observatory for several years in the region of Sagittarius A*, or Sgr A*. The study suggests a cloud around Sgr A*, a supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way Galaxy, which contains hundreds of trillions of asteroids and comets that have been stripped from their parent stars. The flares occur when asteroids of six miles or larger in radius are consumed by the black hole. An asteroid that undergoes a close encounter with another object, such as a star or planet, can be thrown into an orbit headed towards Sgr A*. If the asteroid passes within about 100 million miles of the black hole, roughly the distance between the Earth and the sun, it is torn into pieces by the tidal forces from the black hole. These fragments would then be vaporized by friction as they pass through the hot, thin gas flowing onto Sgr A*, similar to a meteor heating up and glowing as it falls through Earth's atmosphere. A flare is produced and eventually the remains of the asteroid are swallowed by the black hole. Image Credit: Illustrations: NASA/CXC/M.Weiss
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Category Archives: Guns
Broadsword Saga – 2
The Broadsword, how did this all come about? As I said in my last post, I had been watching Crusader Weaponry with interest. I really wasn’t interested in an AR pattern rifle. I had it in my head that a … Continue reading
Broadsword Saga – 1
Out in Utah there are some folks that I have started a small custom weapons shop call Crusader Weaponry. Now, these folks have taken their skills, interests, and experience pooled it all together and created a start up company. Think … Continue reading
100 Years and Still Relevant
This year marks the 100th Anniversary of the John M. Browning designed 1911 pistol. That in itself is a a remarkable milestone. A mechanical device that has no signigicant redesign since it’s original design and production. Sure materials have been … Continue reading
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Ruger LC9
With the SHOT Show right around the corner, Ruger is coming out of the gate aggressively with new product announcements. Given the number of new products that will be introduced at SHOT this is a good tactical move on their … Continue reading
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Movie Training
Have you ever wondered what goes into making a movie as realistic as possible and gone… “eh, it’s a movie. You can run all the takes you need”. Well, it seems that some folks think it takes a bit more … Continue reading
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Wile E. Coyote
Heh, heh, heh… No this is a paint job that is somehow appropriate to this .50 BMG rifle.
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Korean Garands
A lot of controversy surrounding a recent decision to not allow the return or sale of a number of weapons that we provided to S. Korea. Seems to me that it all is a bunch of nonsense. We provided the … Continue reading
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3 Gun Meme
There has been a “meme” floating around from the Firing Pin Journal that I thought I would try my hand at. The premise: One Handgun, One Rifle, One Shotgun. You are able to choose just one of each for self … Continue reading
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So Weird
Evidently something unusual has been taking place at PSU. Even though I matriculated from PSU oh so many moons ago, I tend to skim through news items and ignore the goings on there. The school and I parted ways when … Continue reading
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Creative Writing
I have shamelessly lifted the below text from here. It is just too funny not to share. How can you possibly take anything seriously after reading through this. HOW GUN MAGAZINES WRITE ARTICLES Instruction From The Editor To The Journalist: … Continue reading
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