On Sun, Feb 12, 2012 at 12:47 AM, Jones Beene <[email protected]> wrote:
> Anyway - let's hope it does not keel-over on us later this year... but... > yes, to answer a lingering question - methinks the Maya would surely have > been aware of Eta Carinae and its regular cycle. > > On occasion, it can be the brightest star in the heavens. And, coincidentally, is in the news again: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/02/120216-great-eruption-eta-carinae-echoes-supernova-space-science http://goo.gl/biR31 T
