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6548031 No.6548031 [Reply] [Original]

What will happen if Eta Carinae explodes? Some say nothing will happen, some say we will get fried and some say gamma rays will destroy us. Who is right?

>> No.6548067

we're at a safe distance, and its pole is not aligned with the solar system. If it goes hyper nova, it will become the brightest object in the night sky for a while, but that's all.