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[Lysrin]

Recurring Nova possible this year

This recurring nova is only one of five in our galaxy. This happens because T CrB is a binary system with a white dwarf and red giant. The stars are close enough that as the red giant becomes unstable from its increasing temperature and pressure and begins ejecting its outer layers, the white dwarf collects that matter onto its surface. The shallow dense atmosphere of the white dwarf eventually heats enough to cause a runaway thermonuclear reaction – which produces the nova we see from Earth.

https://blogs.nasa.gov/Watch_the_Skies/2024/02/27/view-nova-explosion-new-star-in-northern-crown/

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Whew that's an hour long. I'll add that to the Watch Later list for later today!

 

[moocow]

Awesome! Most if not all the volcano in Canada are in BC. None of them are monitored and Vancouver is only about 1.5 hours from the nearest one!

 

[Marzipan]

this looks le awesome!

Hybrid camera system gives your smartphone "super-telephoto" zoom

Tech company Beaverlab has launched a Kickstarter to raise funds for a smart super-telephoto camera called the Excope DT1 that can be had with a 400-mm zoom lens, and works with a smartphone to capture distant imagery.

newatlas.com

 

[GeezerGamer]

this looks le awesome!

Hybrid camera system gives your smartphone "super-telephoto" zoom

Tech company Beaverlab has launched a Kickstarter to raise funds for a smart super-telephoto camera called the Excope DT1 that can be had with a 400-mm zoom lens, and works with a smartphone to capture distant imagery.

newatlas.com

Thought to see the cost being an arm, leg and a first born? Thx for the post

 

[Marzipan]

Thought to see the cost being an arm, leg and a first born? Thx for the post

I know...the price is stellar, but alas, that also makes the quality of the optics suspect because if it's too good to be true, it usually is. I wish I had $300 USD to fritter away and lose so I could get the kit for my wife though.

 

[JD]

It sounds mostly like a gimmick: https://petapixel.com/2024/04/19/real-photos-from-the-excope-dt1-kickstarter-reveal-its-limitations/ but I mean sure, it's better than what your phone's zoom could do alone. The price reflects the output I'd say. It's not going to compete with a real camera system

 

[Marzipan]

It sounds mostly like a gimmick: https://petapixel.com/2024/04/19/real-photos-from-the-excope-dt1-kickstarter-reveal-its-limitations/ but I mean sure, it's better than what your phone's zoom could do alone. The price reflects the output I'd say. It's not going to compete with a real camera system

yeh....if it's too good to be true...

 

[moocow]

Robot dog with flamethrower for $10K USD.

Thermonator, the Flame-Throwing Robot Dog, Can Now Be Yours for $9,420

A good tagline for this product might be: “How the Fuck Is This Legal?”

gizmodo.com

 

[GeezerGamer]

Robot dog with flamethrower for $10K USD.

Thermonator, the Flame-Throwing Robot Dog, Can Now Be Yours for $9,420

A good tagline for this product might be: “How the Fuck Is This Legal?”

gizmodo.com

Perfect, what every killer robot needs!

 

[Marzipan]

Perfect, what every killer robot needs!

the good news is these things are lucky to have battery power for an hour! showed this to a friend of mine and he said a client of his uses robo dogs for search and rescue and that they don't last for very long.