Waspie_Dwarf Posted April 16, 2013 #1 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Blazar Markarian 421's flare-up is cosmic coincidence The skies are currently being flooded with the brightest display of gamma rays - the Universe's highest-energy light - ever seen by astronomers.The culprit is a staggering flare-up of Markarian 421, a "blazar" that hosts a supermassive black hole. By sheer coincidence, a programme to study it had just begun, so dozens of the world's telescopes - from visible to radio to gamma-ray - were watching. And it came just in time for a meeting of many of the world's astrophysicists Read more... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ever Learning Posted April 16, 2013 #2 Share Posted April 16, 2013 i know its very far away but what were they saying about it pointing at earth? why would that matter? interesting post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted April 16, 2013 Author #3 Share Posted April 16, 2013 i know its very far away but what were they saying about it pointing at earth? why would that matter? interesting post Because if it wasn't pointing at Earth we wouldn't be able to see it. Think of it as being like a torch beam, if the torch isn't pointed at you you can't see the light it emits. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ever Learning Posted April 16, 2013 #4 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Because if it wasn't pointing at Earth we wouldn't be able to see it. Think of it as being like a torch beam, if the torch isn't pointed at you you can't see the light it emits. Lesson learnt, very interesting stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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