Re:Brightest-Ever Space Explosion Reveals Possible Hints of ...
by DavidSJ on Friday October 28, 2022 @02:23PM
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Rotation around the axis doesn't expose the northern hemisphere to the southern sky, nor vice versa.
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Re:Brightest-Ever Space Explosion Reveals Possible Hints of ...
by causality0 on Friday October 28, 2022 @04:36PM
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That depends on the orientation with regard to the poles. If the source were directly over a pole, only fifty percent of the planet would be directly exposed. If it were over the equator, however, the whole planet would be, if it were a magic GRB that lasted way longer than usual.