Gold Level smAsh teAm members (you’re the only ones able to see these posts):
In science, we ask questions. We expect answers, but consistent with some of the unpredictable chaos of the universe- we don’t always get those. Most often we end up with more questions, instead. Sometimes, though, we get answers to questions not asked. This is what has occurred with my understanding of stars. See, I immersed myself in the solar data for 5 years. It paid off, but not in the ways I expected. Of course, I wasn’t really expecting a monetary payout. Getting anybody to pay me is akin to getting a falcon to have tea and biscuits with an orca, but I digress.
When we get a plausible theory, the next step is debunking it. I’ve spent nearly a year debunking the theory which I’m slowly divulging on the mechanism underlying the solar sunspot and solar polar field reversal cycles.
So sit back and enjoy the journey. Space, it’s weirder than you probably think it is. It’s not scary at all, and here’s the real kicker. Stars are more likely much more stable than most astronomers would tend to believe. Yes, they’re able to produce massive noval outbursts. They’re also the source of all (or certainly most at least) life on the planet. They’re making heavy elements as I type… all over the universe.
‘We live in a universe of light…’ –P.M. Robitaille
Love,
Dan, a.k.a. smAshomAsh