When do we get Pulsars in the game?
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All a pulsar is is a supposed neutron star spinning at ridiculous speeds and emitting invisible to your eyes radiation out of the poles, the only basis scientists confirm this is because of a pulse of light every [insert period of time] depending on pulsar to pulsar, Yes, scientists have created all that Handwavium just from a strobe light. Even if they implemented it, you would see no difference when jumping into neutron star systems, The only difference is that you would probably die of the radiation if you want to implement realism.
Haven't seen a post from you in a while!
Invisible radiation is true although we can also see nebula in colour instead of just a gas cloud.
I've actually done somewhat of a U-turn in the past 10 months and am now quite in favour of a "limited" amount of non-realistic content being added to make the galaxy more interesting. Thats just me though..
I've actually done somewhat of a U-turn in the past 10 months and am now quite in favour of a "limited" amount of non-realistic content being added to make the galaxy more interesting. Thats just me though..
Probably every neutron star is a pulsar. We call some pulsars because we can observe radiation beams emitted from their magnetic axis. So only difference is their orientation in space, nothing else.
Let me clarify where i was going with my post. Current science has actually invented the hypothesis of a neutron star because they couldn't explain how pulses of light could be created in deep space at such a high rate of frequency. They invented the lighthouse effect all because of a strobe light, which is a far simpler explanation if you follow the laws of occams razor.
You can't experiment with neutron star material in the lab, but you can experiment with a relaxation capacitor circuit
aka a strobe light.
Basically, we have never actually observed a neutron star, nor have we observed physical rotation, we base the assumption of neutron stars off the fact that the light blinks and thus a rotating body would require such high speeds that it would require the strong nuclear force to keep an object bound together.
You can't experiment with neutron star material in the lab, but you can experiment with a relaxation capacitor circuit
aka a strobe light.Basically, we have never actually observed a neutron star, nor have we observed physical rotation, we base the assumption of neutron stars off the fact that the light blinks and thus a rotating body would require such high speeds that it would require the strong nuclear force to keep an object bound together.
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Quasars are a subtype of radio galaxy, not a star.
Maybe that's why aliens are always trying to destroy us in the movies; we killed disco!
It wouldn't require an alien civliation for a plasma formation to create relaxation circuits, it's actually a pretty common trait of plasma physics, simple circuitry, invented in the 1930's hehe
I'd prefer the aliens tho - science's such a bore
Don't we all
Quite a bold statement. I'm almost sure I've read about numerous neutron stars being observed in different electromagnetic spectrums(possibly not in visible light, I'd imagine). Correct me if I'm wrong.
What about pulsars...as I've said above - potentially every neutron star is a 'pulsar'.
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Off the top of my head, in the middle of supernova remnants is a pretty good place to go looking.
Disco inferno?
"Satisfaction came in a chain reaction. I couldn't get enough, so I had to self-destruct."
Disco inferno?
"Satisfaction came in a chain reaction. I couldn't get enough, so I had to self-destruct."
[video=youtube;A_sY2rjxq6M]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_sY2rjxq6M[/video]
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