http://www.kc6rfc.com/index.htmlHot News!enen2021-01-01T10:13:43-08:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Sun, 15 Nov 2020 10:27:00 -0800News2021-01-01T10:13:43-08:00http://www.kc6rfc.com/blog/files/91d65abee43dac6870f121a38576a170-5.html#unique-entry-id-5http://www.kc6rfc.com/blog/files/91d65abee43dac6870f121a38576a170-5.html#unique-entry-id-5
Happy New Year everyone. 2020 was a particularly tough one for everyone. I hope you all got through it safely.

I found this article from early in the year at Astronomy.com website describing a simulation on what Betelgeuse may look like when it does blow. But, don't get too excited yet. It still has up to 100,000 years of life left. I may try to hang around for it though.

When Betelgeuse Goes Supernova, What Will It Look Like From Earth

Image courtesy of Astronomy.com and European Southern Observatory/L.Calcada]]>News2020-11-18T18:41:15-08:00http://www.kc6rfc.com/blog/files/ef9b2051fa1d3a3dd660eeb89748b3bb-4.html#unique-entry-id-4http://www.kc6rfc.com/blog/files/ef9b2051fa1d3a3dd660eeb89748b3bb-4.html#unique-entry-id-4
https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/how-big-is-betelgeuse-really/
]]>News2020-11-16T18:43:52-08:00http://www.kc6rfc.com/blog/files/0b162ec05fac891b054bd0d070e14391-3.html#unique-entry-id-3http://www.kc6rfc.com/blog/files/0b162ec05fac891b054bd0d070e14391-3.html#unique-entry-id-3In August, the Arecibo radio telescope suffered a failure of an auxiliary support cable on the massive receiver hanging 300 meters over the disk. Not to be outdone, one of the main support cables failed this month, putting the entire dish at risk. You can read about the failure here: https://astronomy.com/news/2020/11/arecibo-radio-telescope-reeling-from-second-cable-failure

Image courtesy of Astronomy Magazine.
]]>News2019-05-11T13:16:38-07:00http://www.kc6rfc.com/blog/files/a7825b2f24ff77837a04b7fda5092c31-0.html#unique-entry-id-0http://www.kc6rfc.com/blog/files/a7825b2f24ff77837a04b7fda5092c31-0.html#unique-entry-id-0Researchers at the University of Gottingen have discovered the remains of a 2000 year old nova in M22. This matches ancient Chinese records from 48 BC, making this one of the oldest confirmed astronomical observations. You can read about it at Science Daily. Here's an image taken from the Science Daily website:

]]>News2019-05-01T13:25:54-07:00http://www.kc6rfc.com/blog/files/955f145f3fb738721918e17900275723-1.html#unique-entry-id-1http://www.kc6rfc.com/blog/files/955f145f3fb738721918e17900275723-1.html#unique-entry-id-1Well, I feel much older now. It turns out the universe is a billion years younger than anyone thought. That makes me that much older, relatively. Wish I could wake up one morning and have someone tell me I'm way younger than I thought I was. Anyway, here is a link to an article at abcnews.com:https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/study-universe-expanding-faster-younger-62656475
https://www.space.com/asteroid-apophis-2029-flyby-planetary-defense.html

Here's an exciting (and a bit scary) event to put on your calendar. On Friday, April 13, 2029, asteroid Apophis will pass about 31,000 km from the earth. At 340 m in length, that's a big chunk of rock to pass that close to the earth. Those in the know say there is no fear of it impacting. Here's a link to the article at space.com:

]]>News2019-04-27T13:27:54-07:00http://www.kc6rfc.com/blog/files/05a280a26f0f5aa1275007a365450d5e-2.html#unique-entry-id-2http://www.kc6rfc.com/blog/files/05a280a26f0f5aa1275007a365450d5e-2.html#unique-entry-id-2The big news this month is the first picture of a black hole. The super massive black hole at the center of M87


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