Starship Asterisk*

Would be an amazing thing to see... if only we could survive the radiation.

There probably needs to be some blazing jets blasting out of the magnetic poles of that BH.

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[quote=TheZuke! post_id=300590 time=1585055498 user_id=144643]

I think the (common) dust and gas are "smart enough" to keep clear of the Black Hole, but the "celebrity" (star) isn't.

https://genius.com/Boy-meets-girl-waiting-for-a-star-to-fall-lyrics
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Smart interstellar dust bunnies. I like it.

Perhaps the dust bunnies know that the "love" that the black hole feels for them would be too... all-consuming, maybe? :wink: [/quote]
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Love that video, Art! Alice in Wonderland has never made more sense! :D 😄 :lol2:

Ann

P.S. I hope Alice can find a "drink me-bottle" that returns her to her original size, because otherwise she will be "reduced" to socializing with her cat and har sister by tunnelling through them!!! 😲

[float=left][youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBVFxYg-61g[/youtube][/float][quote=Ann post_id=300592 time=1585055934 user_id=129702]
[quote=TheZuke! post_id=300590 time=1585055498 user_id=144643]

I think the (common) dust and gas are "smart enough" to keep clear of the Black Hole, but the "celebrity" (star) isn't.

https://genius.com/Boy-meets-girl-waiting-for-a-star-to-fall-lyrics
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Smart interstellar dust bunnies. I like it. :wink:

Perhaps the dust bunnies know that the "love" that the black hole feels for them would be too... all-consuming, maybe? :wink: [/quote]

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[quote=Ann post_id=300581 time=1585028832 user_id=129702]
I wonder about the large gap of undisturbed sky between the black hole and the seemingly serenely orbiting puffs of gas and dust that encircle it.

Ann
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I think the (common) dust and gas are "smart enough" to keep clear of the Black Hole, but the "celebrity" (star) isn't.
B^)

https://genius.com/Boy-meets-girl-waiting-for-a-star-to-fall-lyrics
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Smart interstellar dust bunnies. I like it. :wink:

Perhaps the dust bunnies know that the "love" that the black hole feels for them would be too... all-consuming, maybe? :wink:

Ann

[quote=Ann post_id=300581 time=1585028832 user_id=129702]
I wonder about the large gap of undisturbed sky between the black hole and the seemingly serenely orbiting puffs of gas and dust that encircle it.

Ann
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I think the (common) dust and gas are "smart enough" to keep clear of the Black Hole, but the "celebrity" (star) isn't.
B^)

https://genius.com/Boy-meets-girl-waiting-for-a-star-to-fall-lyrics

I like the At picture; even though it is not a photo! I think it very pretty! It would
probably be highly improbable to photograph the real thing!
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Hi,

What is the dark disk of dust perpendicular to the orange color around the black hole shown in this illustration ? Is it related to the falling star or does it represent older material orbiting ?

Thanks,

Alex

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In my opinion, artists renditions should be banned from this site and every other scientific publication that seeks to be legitimate. These are pure fantasy. They have no business on a scientific web site. Journals do it too. It's common in Science and Nature. Shameful.
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They're informed by reality, physical simulations, and scientific understanding as we know it, not pure fantasy. And there is a good enough argument for making them look obviously like illustrations: when they look too realistic, people get confused and think that they are real data. They're plenty useful, unlike your opinion.

I wonder about the large gap of undisturbed sky between the black hole and the seemingly serenely orbiting puffs of gas and dust that encircle it.

Ann

In my opinion, artists renditions should be banned from this site and every other scientific publication that seeks to be legitimate. These are pure fantasy. They have no business on a scientific web site. Journals do it too. It's common in Science and Nature. Shameful.

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