8B30.45 - Supernova and Novae

Code Number:
8B30.45
Demo Title:
Supernova and Novae
Condition:
Good
Principle:
Stellar Death
Area of Study:
Stellar Astronomy
Equipment:
Relay with remote control, Battery, Flash bulb with cord.
Procedure:

Video Credit: Jonathan M. Sullivan-Wood.

The "supernova spoof" is nothing more than an old fashioned flash bulb connected to a remote controlled relay.  When looking at images of supernova the flash bulb hidden somewhere in the front of the lecture room can be triggered at an appropriate time.  

References:
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  • Rutger Dungan and Harrison B. Prosper, "Varying-G Cosmology with Type Ia Supernovae", AJP, Vol. 79, #1, Jan. 2011, p. 57.
  • J. Craig Wheeler, "Resource Letter: OTS-1: Observations and Theory of Supernovae", AJP, Vol. 71, #1, Jan. 2003, p. 11.
  • Alex Lopatka, "Elusive Helium Stars Indentified in Archival Data", Physics Today, Vol. 77, #2, Feb. 2024, p. 12.
  • Alex Lopatka, "Magnetar-Powered Supernova", Physics Today, Vol. 73, #11, Nov. 2020, p. 64.
  • Rachel Berkowitz, "Rare Nuclear Transition Provides Evidence for Stellar Explosion Mechanism", Physics Today, Vol. 73, # 3, March 2020, p. 16.
  • Koji Mukai and Jennifer L. Sokoloski, "The New Science of Novae", Physics Today, Vol. 72, #11, Nov. 2019, p. 38.
  • Andrew Grant, "A Baffling, Long-Lived Supernova", Physics Today, Vol. 71, #1, Jan. 2018, p. 21.
  • Andrew Grant, "Superluminous Event May Lose Supernova Status", Physics Today, Vol. 70, #2, Feb. 2017, p. 23.
  • Steven K. Blau, "The Most Energetic Supernova Conceivable", Physics Today, Vol. 69, #3, Mar. 2016, p. 14.
  • R. Mark Wilson, "A Newly Found Pair of Stars Appears Destined to Merge and Explode", Physics Today, Vol. 68, #4, Apr. 2015, p. 15.
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  • Bertram Schwarzschild, "X-ray Outburst Reveals A Supernova Before It Explodes", Physics Today, Vol. 61, #8, Aug. 2008, p. 21.
  • Jennifer Leman, "Did Ancient Supernovae Change the Couse of Life on Earth?", Popular Mechanics, Jan. / Feb. 2022, p. 22.
  • Daniel Clery, "Double Trouble", Science, Vol. 368, # 6495, June 5, 2020, p. 1046.
  • Anders Jerkstrand, Keiichi Maeda, and Koji S. Kawabata, "A Type Ia Supernova at the Heart of Superluminous Transient SN 2006gy", Science, Vol. 367, #6476, Jan. 2020, p. 415.
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  •  "Cosmic Particle Accelerators Identified", Science, Vol. 342, #6165, Dec. 2013, p. 1438.
  • "This Month in Physics History: November 11, 1572: Tycho Brahe Spots a Supernova", APS News, Vol. 28, #10, Nov. 2019, p. 2, 3.
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  • Curt Suplee, "We're the Stuff of Stars", Everyday Science Explained, National Geographic, p. 136 - 137.
  • "Most Distant Observed Supernova", Guinness Book of World Records, 2003, p. 70.


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