Comments on: Profiling Potential Supernovae http://www.universetoday.com/2009/01/12/profiling-potential-supernovae/ Space and astronomy news Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:17:24 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Jon Hanford http://www.universetoday.com/2009/01/12/profiling-potential-supernovae/comment-page-1/#comment-49950 Jon Hanford Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:08:23 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=23506#comment-49950 Kudos again to Brad Schaefer for data mining archival plates for relevant astronomical research. I am well aware of his efforts of using such resources to elucidate and propel research into gamma ray bursters several years back. I'm heartened to see that such data mining is still being actively pursued to help in other areas of astronomical research. I can see much more relevant research being done with digitized archival plates from numerous institutions around the world. Congrats to Brad and his colleagues in exploiting this invaluable database in furtherance of astronomical research. Kudos again to Brad Schaefer for data mining archival plates for relevant astronomical research. I am well aware of his efforts of using such resources to elucidate and propel research into gamma ray bursters several years back. I'm heartened to see that such data mining is still being actively pursued to help in other areas of astronomical research. I can see much more relevant research being done with digitized archival plates from numerous institutions around the world. Congrats to Brad and his colleagues in exploiting this invaluable database in furtherance of astronomical research.

]]> By: neoguru http://www.universetoday.com/2009/01/12/profiling-potential-supernovae/comment-page-1/#comment-49921 neoguru Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:28:22 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=23506#comment-49921 An excellent report. Empirical evidence that all type 1a supernovae are in fact recurring and result from the same mechanism seems almost crucial in retrospect. Very good work. An excellent report. Empirical evidence that all type 1a supernovae are in fact recurring and result from the same mechanism seems almost crucial in retrospect. Very good work.

]]> By: LLDIAZ http://www.universetoday.com/2009/01/12/profiling-potential-supernovae/comment-page-1/#comment-49811 LLDIAZ Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:56:52 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=23506#comment-49811 So if there wrong about type la supernova then there wrong about the acceleration of expansion sounds like alot is riding on this one theory.. So if there wrong about type la supernova then there wrong about the acceleration of expansion sounds like alot is riding on this one theory..

]]> By: Michael Wood-Vasey http://www.universetoday.com/2009/01/12/profiling-potential-supernovae/comment-page-1/#comment-49785 Michael Wood-Vasey Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:20:47 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=23506#comment-49785 Prof. Josh Grindlay at Harvard is working to do that exact thing. See, for example, the following NY Times article from July 2007: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/10/science/10astro.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1 They have a state-of-the-art scanner built and ready to go. The only hitch is that it will cost about 3 million dollars for the manpower to physically process the plates through the scanner. Prof. Josh Grindlay at Harvard is working to do that exact thing. See, for example, the following NY Times article from July 2007:

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/10/science/10astro.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1

They have a state-of-the-art scanner built and ready to go. The only hitch is that it will cost about 3 million dollars for the manpower to physically process the plates through the scanner.

]]> By: Nephish777 http://www.universetoday.com/2009/01/12/profiling-potential-supernovae/comment-page-1/#comment-49706 Nephish777 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 04:38:35 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=23506#comment-49706 correction: ...if all those photos... correction: …if all those photos…

]]> By: Nephish777 http://www.universetoday.com/2009/01/12/profiling-potential-supernovae/comment-page-1/#comment-49662 Nephish777 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:14:37 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=23506#comment-49662 It would be great if all tose photos and all the variable star data could be put into a searcable digital data base. And what about all the survey photos from all the major observatories. It would be great if all tose photos and all the variable star data could be put into a searcable digital data base. And what about all the survey photos from all the major observatories.

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