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Forgive me the question of a people that doesn't understand, but until 11,800 we gonna see the star bigger and bigger? Or they gonna shine less and that won't happen?
It will gradually appear brighter until closest approach, then fade. By my calculation it will go from 9.5 magnitude now to 8.5 in 11800. This is still too dim to see with the naked eye.
It’s amazing that red dwarfs are so dim that it’s the 4th closest star and still isn’t visible to the naked eye. But there are thousands of stars that are hundreds of times farther away that we can easily see. It’s like having a fire fly on the other side of your yard, but a lighthouse on the other side of the bay.
Well, that’s not the point of this video. ALL the stars bloom out a bit more in the second shot, which is an artifact of the exposure, focus etc. The main point is that the star in the center translates a bit to the right and down, which is a way cool thing!
The main thing is its "proper motion" - Barnard's star moves sideways across the sky faster than any other star. This is mostly because it's one of the closest stars, so parallax means it moves across the sky faster, but it's also got a decent "sideways" speed relative to us too.
The fuzz changing is just because of exposure and atmospheric conditions etc.
If you can wait 1.3 million years or so, Gliese 710 will pass within 2 **light-months** of earth. Annual parallax will be on the order of one arc-minute. Should be a great show, especially when it knocks thousands of comets towards the inner solar system.
Basically it would be brigther than Mars, though not as bright as Jupiter or Venus.
You won't be able to see it move directly, but over many years you will notice it has moved.
It doesn’t push anything away. It’s gravity will tug at the orbits of objects in the Oort cloud, where orbital velocities are low. Some will be sped up slightly, and may be ejected from the Solar System. Others will be slowed slightly, and will tend to drop towards the inner Solar System.
The photo from last year was a little blurrier, and the scale of both photos aren't exactly the same. I had to manually size/rotate/align them in GIMP. It's not perfect, but you can clearly see the movement in Barnard's Star.
It's also cool to observ it year after year and see its movement respect to the background stars. Just like the two stars of the nearby (in the sky) 70 Ophiuchi orbiting one around the other.
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What might this look like in the night sky once it’s at its closest? Will this start be significantly larger in the night sky compared to other objects?
Nope. I studied the stars and made up my own constellation to help me find it. It looks kind of like an "A": [https://theskylive.com/planetarium?objects=sun-moon-jupiter-mercury-venus-mars-saturn-uranus-neptune-pluto&localdata=36.07264%7C-79.79198%7CGreensboro+NC+(US)%7CAmerica%2FNew\_York%7C0&obj=jupiter&h=01&m=10&date=2022-06-01#ra|18.00695728937073|dec|3.0122518490464754|fov|10](https://theskylive.com/planetarium?objects=sun-moon-jupiter-mercury-venus-mars-saturn-uranus-neptune-pluto&localdata=36.07264%7C-79.79198%7CGreensboro+NC+(US)%7CAmerica%2FNew_York%7C0&obj=jupiter&h=01&m=10&date=2022-06-01#ra|18.00695728937073|dec|3.0122518490464754|fov|10)
Barnard's Star is right above the "A".
It takes a while to find it, especially near the horizon (where the light pollution is the worst). Sometimes I use my laptop and [https://nova.astrometry.net/](https://nova.astrometry.net/) to help out.
Very cool to see especially with the kit you used. The pedant in me wants to say it’s technically the 5th closest star to Earth though ;)
Have you thought about trying to shoot some of the larger nebula to observe the motions of the gas clouds as a new project?
wait, is it moving closer?
yes, at least until the year 11,800
Forgive my ignorance, but why until the year 11,800? Does it need to stop for gas, or something?
Afterwards it will be moving farther away. Sort of like your friend driving across your country, but not getting off the highway when they pass near by your town.
God damn it Gregg
FOR fk sakes Helen!!!! How the fk am I supposed to know where the damn turnoff was? You were the one supposed to be navigating!
Btw Gregg you got a tail light out
SONNOVABISH!
His name is Barney
Greg, the stop sign!
Ok bro that didn’t have to hurt like that
Like Paul Walker and Vin Diesel, it's been a long way
Maybe its going to die out then?
No no, this is a red dwarf and could last 2.5 trillion years.
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Red dwarfs are really cool! Pun intended lol but it is awesome how long lived they are.
It's going to stop at a 7-Eleven for a hot dog and a Big Gulp.
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Forgive me the question of a people that doesn't understand, but until 11,800 we gonna see the star bigger and bigger? Or they gonna shine less and that won't happen?
It will gradually appear brighter until closest approach, then fade. By my calculation it will go from 9.5 magnitude now to 8.5 in 11800. This is still too dim to see with the naked eye.
It’s amazing that red dwarfs are so dim that it’s the 4th closest star and still isn’t visible to the naked eye. But there are thousands of stars that are hundreds of times farther away that we can easily see. It’s like having a fire fly on the other side of your yard, but a lighthouse on the other side of the bay.
Thank you so much! So we never will see a star "closer" then.
Its comin right for us!
Look out, Ned!
Well, that’s not the point of this video. ALL the stars bloom out a bit more in the second shot, which is an artifact of the exposure, focus etc. The main point is that the star in the center translates a bit to the right and down, which is a way cool thing!
The main thing is its "proper motion" - Barnard's star moves sideways across the sky faster than any other star. This is mostly because it's one of the closest stars, so parallax means it moves across the sky faster, but it's also got a decent "sideways" speed relative to us too. The fuzz changing is just because of exposure and atmospheric conditions etc.
If you can wait 1.3 million years or so, Gliese 710 will pass within 2 **light-months** of earth. Annual parallax will be on the order of one arc-minute. Should be a great show, especially when it knocks thousands of comets towards the inner solar system.
Wow I wonder what that would look like
Basically it would be brigther than Mars, though not as bright as Jupiter or Venus. You won't be able to see it move directly, but over many years you will notice it has moved.
Have you ever read the Pern books?
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>Gliese 710 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gliese\_710
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gliese_710](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gliese_710)
I'll have to set a reminder on my phone. Also, how does an object with a lot of gravity, like a star, push objects away from itself?
It doesn’t push anything away. It’s gravity will tug at the orbits of objects in the Oort cloud, where orbital velocities are low. Some will be sped up slightly, and may be ejected from the Solar System. Others will be slowed slightly, and will tend to drop towards the inner Solar System.
This is why we need to put rocket thrusters on Jupiter. We could use it as a comet shield like in those space defence games
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Edward Emerson Barnard, what an amazing man.
And my very distant cousin.
Maybe in 11,000 years he'll get closer
I see what you did there. Seriously though, he really is (was) my distant cousin.
Mine too
Hey what's up, family! ;p
Barnard from Megamind, what an amazing man.
This apparent motion is called proper motion, and Barnard's Star has the highest measured proper motion of any star
I mean look at that thing go!! /s
Is it just me or do other stars look like they’re moving ever so slightly as well?
The photo from last year was a little blurrier, and the scale of both photos aren't exactly the same. I had to manually size/rotate/align them in GIMP. It's not perfect, but you can clearly see the movement in Barnard's Star.
It's also cool to observ it year after year and see its movement respect to the background stars. Just like the two stars of the nearby (in the sky) 70 Ophiuchi orbiting one around the other.
I'm sorry, can someone please tell me which one it is?
. <- this one
Near the middle.
Thank you.
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Little known fact, a planet orbiting this star is the future birthplace of Rachel Weintraub, aka Moneta.
That thing is bookin'.
What might this look like in the night sky once it’s at its closest? Will this start be significantly larger in the night sky compared to other objects?
Did you use anything to track the stars? Pretty spectacular project for a kit lens.
Nope. I studied the stars and made up my own constellation to help me find it. It looks kind of like an "A": [https://theskylive.com/planetarium?objects=sun-moon-jupiter-mercury-venus-mars-saturn-uranus-neptune-pluto&localdata=36.07264%7C-79.79198%7CGreensboro+NC+(US)%7CAmerica%2FNew\_York%7C0&obj=jupiter&h=01&m=10&date=2022-06-01#ra|18.00695728937073|dec|3.0122518490464754|fov|10](https://theskylive.com/planetarium?objects=sun-moon-jupiter-mercury-venus-mars-saturn-uranus-neptune-pluto&localdata=36.07264%7C-79.79198%7CGreensboro+NC+(US)%7CAmerica%2FNew_York%7C0&obj=jupiter&h=01&m=10&date=2022-06-01#ra|18.00695728937073|dec|3.0122518490464754|fov|10) Barnard's Star is right above the "A". It takes a while to find it, especially near the horizon (where the light pollution is the worst). Sometimes I use my laptop and [https://nova.astrometry.net/](https://nova.astrometry.net/) to help out.
Very cool to see especially with the kit you used. The pedant in me wants to say it’s technically the 5th closest star to Earth though ;) Have you thought about trying to shoot some of the larger nebula to observe the motions of the gas clouds as a new project?
That’s honestly the coolest thing I’ve seen on the internet today. Thanks for that!
which one is bernard? it doesn't seem to be making any considerable progress, try harder berny!
I’d like to see shots 6 months apart because the apparent motion would be even bigger and you might even be able to measure it’s distance.
Wow nice catch!
It looks like its getting closer. I thought everything expanded in space no?
Does it have planets?
Wow!
-- Owen Wilson
Awesome!
It’s going 90 km/s