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So disapointing last night.  I look out the window and see stars....go outside and see clouds.

 

Clouds above, but none toward the horizon.  So no eclipse viewing here.

 

First rule of astronomy: cloud cover is directly proportional to the rarity of the event.

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How fast does our star move relative to its neighbors?

 

I see a listing of 486,000 miles per hour for the sun, but I presume that's actual speed rather than relative speed.

 

 

Wouldn't it be fun if a rogue star came crashing into our solar system?

 

Read something about M87 Galaxy 'hurling' a star cluster our way.

 

Meanwhile....

 

Possible meteor shower May 23-24 as Earth passes through dust trail of 209P/LINEAR

http://phys.org/news/2014-04-meteor-shower-earth-trail.html

 

On Friday night/early Saturday May 23-24 skywatchers across the U.S. and southern Canada may witness the birth of a brand new meteor shower. If predictions hold true, Earth will pass through multiple tendrils of dust and pebbly bits left behind by comet 209P/LINEAR, firing up a celestial display on par with the strongest showers of the year. Or better.

 

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Wouldn't it be fun if a rogue star came crashing into our solar system?

Ah, yes, "fun" is just the word I was going to use to describe that particular situation.

But seriously, there are so many ways the Universe could spontaneously kill all of us right now, and we wouldn't even see it coming.

Like freaking Gamma Rad Bursts. Crazy-arse pulsars...

Oh, and NOT the kind of gamma rays that give make you a giant green rage monster!

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