In case your local astronomer seems agitated, the big dog gravitational wave detector @LIGO just detected an ‘unknown or unanticipated’ burst of gravitational waves somewhere deep in space. 👀
It’s fairly well localized, so you can bet everyone with a telescope has pointed it at that little patch of sky right now.
(@d_a_howell points out that it’s located pretty close to behaving-oddly-of-late superstar Betelgeuse.)
(@d_a_howell points out that it’s located pretty close to behaving-oddly-of-late superstar Betelgeuse.)
In case you’re wondering, lots of telescopes have ‘Target of Opportunity’ programs. Instead of getting scheduled time, folks can override whoever is on the telescope (YES EVEN IN THE MIDDLE OF A TRANSIT) if something super cool happens, and repoint it wherever they want.
I guarantee that is happening A LOT tonight. 🤣
