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by A-L-E-X
05 Jun 2023 19:09
Forum: Troubleshooting and Solutions
Topic: Troubleshooting and bug reports - SpaceEngine 0.990
Replies: 1377
Views: 411290

Re: Troubleshooting and bug reports - SpaceEngine 0.990

Is there an se.log even if the program never starts because Steam blocks it saying I need to have Steam running (which I have running like it shows in the screenshot)?
by A-L-E-X
04 Jun 2023 04:44
Forum: Science and Astronomy Discussions
Topic: Science and Astronomy Questions
Replies: 1938
Views: 692004

Re: Science and Astronomy Questions

So in a sense the information that is emitted from the black hole is also "spaghettified" in that it's emitted over a very long period of time and in all directions. So this isn't like a geological fossil record where you look at a specific layer to analyze like, say, the dinosaurs that existed in ...
by A-L-E-X
04 Jun 2023 04:33
Forum: Science and Astronomy Discussions
Topic: Asteroids, meteors, and meteorites
Replies: 161
Views: 66923

Re: Asteroids, meteors, and meteorites


The Perseids hit at 59 km/s, the Leonids at 71 km/s. This is fast, even for meteors. These showers produce short-lived meteors, usually a fraction of a second (but when the radiant is low in the sky, long meteors perphaps lasting a second or even more might be seen). On the other hand, these fast ...
by A-L-E-X
04 Jun 2023 04:29
Forum: Science and Astronomy Discussions
Topic: Asteroids, meteors, and meteorites
Replies: 161
Views: 66923

Re: Asteroids, meteors, and meteorites



Could one of these showers also produce meteorites?

Not even a chance. The meteor velocity for both showers is far too high; they burn up completely at very high altitude.

I'm wondering what I heard when I saw the Perseids. I guess it could be a bolide. I see a few fireballs almost every ...
by A-L-E-X
03 Jun 2023 17:38
Forum: Science and Astronomy Discussions
Topic: Science and Astronomy Questions
Replies: 1938
Views: 692004

Re: Science and Astronomy Questions


Wow this is very interesting-- from your other post I think you implied that it would be possible to unscramble the information but it's very impractical to do so, Wat? Is there a way to calculate how much energy it would take to unscramble a given amount of information?
Very impractical, indeed ...
by A-L-E-X
03 Jun 2023 17:33
Forum: Science and Astronomy Discussions
Topic: Asteroids, meteors, and meteorites
Replies: 161
Views: 66923

Re: Asteroids, meteors, and meteorites


Yes that is what was reported on the news, likely it was just a coincidence that it happened around the time of that meteor shower then?
The amazing thing is that it actually landed inside a person's house, the odds of that happening must be incredibly low.

Originally I thought maybe space junk ...
by A-L-E-X
02 Jun 2023 18:52
Forum: Science and Astronomy Discussions
Topic: Asteroids, meteors, and meteorites
Replies: 161
Views: 66923

Re: Asteroids, meteors, and meteorites



The amazing thing is that it actually landed inside a person's house, the odds of that happening must be incredibly low.
Quite low, but more than once. Many meteorites have been documented falling onto structures, cars , and even a mailbox . Meteorites that do this are sometimes called ...
by A-L-E-X
02 Jun 2023 18:49
Forum: Science and Astronomy Discussions
Topic: Astrophotography
Replies: 661
Views: 226186

Re: Astrophotography



It's amazing this is happening now and when is solar max, Wat, is it close to the time of the solar eclipse next April? It could be even more spectacular than normal!
Yes, the corona looks much different for eclipses near solar max than near solar minimum. There are more active regions, and ...
by A-L-E-X
02 Jun 2023 18:46
Forum: Science and Astronomy Discussions
Topic: Science and Astronomy Questions
Replies: 1938
Views: 692004

Re: Science and Astronomy Questions



Question Wat, for a spinning Kerr black hole with a ring singularity, would it be less lethal and perhaps even navigable because of that spinning motion?

In the idealized mathematical extension for a Kerr black hole, sure, but in reality, no. You would be destroyed by the mass inflation ...
by A-L-E-X
02 Jun 2023 18:44
Forum: Science and Astronomy Discussions
Topic: Science and Astronomy Questions
Replies: 1938
Views: 692004

Re: Science and Astronomy Questions



I think the black hole information paradox has already been solved, although the "solution" is still being investigated. What it boils down to is that black holes don't evaporate because that would violate quantum mechanics central tenet that information cannot be destroyed

No, black holes do ...
by A-L-E-X
02 Jun 2023 13:52
Forum: Science and Astronomy Discussions
Topic: Asteroids, meteors, and meteorites
Replies: 161
Views: 66923

Re: Asteroids, meteors, and meteorites


Yes. Virtually all meteorites are that old and from an asteroid. It was a rocky meteor which has some iron, but still a meteorite low in iron. It was likely not hot, but rather just warm. Meteorites are cold and only the crust gets hot enough to evaporate during the atmospheric entry, but this ...
by A-L-E-X
02 Jun 2023 01:38
Forum: Troubleshooting and Solutions
Topic: Troubleshooting and bug reports - SpaceEngine 0.990
Replies: 1377
Views: 411290

Re: Troubleshooting and bug reports - SpaceEngine 0.990

https://www.guidingtech.com/how-to-fix- ... indows-11/

I don't have Windows 11 but I still used this to troubleshoot and none of these got rid of that error.
by A-L-E-X
02 Jun 2023 01:33
Forum: Troubleshooting and Solutions
Topic: Troubleshooting and bug reports - SpaceEngine 0.990
Replies: 1377
Views: 411290

Re: Troubleshooting and bug reports - SpaceEngine 0.990

Here's a screenshot-- I tried everything and nothing works, I tried to verify integrity of the files and that was fine and I also reinstalled the steam client and I keep getting this error when I try to run the game.

You can even see the Steam client running here and somehow this error still keeps ...
by A-L-E-X
01 Jun 2023 19:28
Forum: Science and Astronomy Discussions
Topic: Asteroids, meteors, and meteorites
Replies: 161
Views: 66923

Re: Asteroids, meteors, and meteorites


16 meteorites found so far after a recent fall in Germany: https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/schleswig-holstein/Meteoriteneinschlag-in-Elmshorn-Bisher-13-Teile-gefunden,meteorit146.html

Did you hear about the meteorite that fell into someone's living room in New Jersey? It is estimated to be 4.5 ...
by A-L-E-X
01 Jun 2023 19:26
Forum: Science and Astronomy Discussions
Topic: Astrophotography
Replies: 661
Views: 226186

Re: Astrophotography



It's been a severe solar storm over the past days, K-index peaking up to 8 and 9 and aurora visible far, far south. Has anyone taken pictures from unusual areas?
I was aware but couldn't see it with overcast skies and rain. :( But there were amazing photos from all over the US, even some taken ...