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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: Shooting
USPSA Classification
My first classification: I just squeaked in to C class. I am ok with that as a starting point. Baby steps from this point, I need to start working on making some improvements and doing what I can to begin … Continue reading
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Wildlife Preserves
Save the earth. Build more gun ranges. I like that. The entire article can be found here
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Shooting Sports Update
I had the chance to shoot another local USPSA match the other night. I have to tell you I am really enjoying the opportunity. The first stage this time was my first exposure to limited shooting lanes in an indoor … Continue reading
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Marketing Creativity
The boys and girls at Hornady have embarked on marketing genius. Taking the mainstream in roads that the zombie Apocalypse has been enjoying recently, and combining it with Halloween to produce this: From a product standpoint, this cost them some … Continue reading
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WIIL Shoot: Failure?
My friends over at WIIL Shoot have put together a really well done, motivational video. You need to click on over there and watch it. Guns, AC/DC, USPSA Stages, and a motivational message all bundled into a nice professional package. … Continue reading
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@WIILSHOOTCOM Now I really wis…
@WIILSHOOTCOM Now I really wish I had headed north to shoot with you guys. But a day with the family is a better trade. UPDATE: Now, I hear the match was rained out. I did get the better deal.
Intro to 3 Gun
After nosing around the competitive shooting arena a lot the last few years, I finally had the opportunity to take “the plunge”. One of the facilities in the region runs a 3 gun action shooting intro event on a monthly … Continue reading
First Aid
There is a thread that is running around the intrawebz of one “outdoorsman” that had the distinct misfortune of filming himself during a shooting drill. Long story short, he made a mistake during his draw stroke that resulted in a … Continue reading
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Practical Shooting
There is a local club here in the area (well an hour or so away) that runs “Introduction to Practical” shooting events a couple of times a month. The title it “Action Pistol”. Last night was the first time that … Continue reading
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Specialized Tools
For every job there is a right tool, and thousands of wrong tools. I had a Gunny that was very fond of reminding everyone to use the right tool for the job. I have a garage full of specialized tools, … Continue reading
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