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run4yourlives
on Oct 5, 2012
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New comet might blaze brighter than the full Moon
Personally, I'm gunning for Betelgeuse. That would be awesome.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betelgeuse#Approaching_supernov...
russell
on Oct 6, 2012
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My personal favorite is Eta Carinae which could be 20 times the size of Betelgeuse and may be big enough to be a hypernova. It may explode in our lifetimes. Pretty pictures at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eta_Carinae
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