New Star in 2022

[browngirl]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2017/01/06/spectacular-collision-suns-will-create-new-star-night-sky-2022/

[Well, to synopsize: a binary star system's members are spiraling inwards and in 2022 the light from their collision should reach Earth, if predictions are correct, resulting in a bright naked-eye-visible star appearing where there currently isn't such an object. People who know more about astronomy than I do are eagerly invited to edit my synopsis.] With thanks to lemonsharks for the link.



Okay, I have to live through 2022. No matter what. Despite our ridiculous president and his eager supporters, regardless of if I get beaten up or imprisoned for my political views, no matter if I'm fired and homeless or have a heart attack or an aneurism or are hit by a car or am mugged and knifed in an alley or however much worse my vision gets or whatever else happens to me between now and 2022 I am going to make it through with enough of at least one eye to see a new star.

I am. And I won't kill myself either. Because a true new star will arrive and I'm going to be here to see it. No matter what.

[Dear Universe: this is not a challenge, please. I would like a calm and boring next five years, thank you. I can make my own entertainment.]

Comments

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

I should have posted a link to a proper science maazine, so thank you for adding one. :)

Huh. *looks up Aug 21 eclipse* It's going so far south of me, though! I don't know if I'm that intrepid an explorer.

[peteralway.livejournal.com]

Ah, Northeast public transportation miles are different from midwest everybody-drives-everywhere miles. It seems less intrepid here. It's a road trip with at least two overnight stays.

And in other news, I just got a really cool postcard of a woman dancing on a galaxy. Thank you!

But there seems to be some text on the image that I can't make out...