Tags for this video have been changed from 'mira, shooting, star, ultraviolet, tail, spitzer, galaxy, evolotion, explorer' to 'mira, shooting, star, ultraviolet, tail, spitzer, galaxy, evolution, explorer' - edited by Issykitty

No, I'm not a phyicist, but Mycrofthomlz is, so he might be able to help you if you really want to know. I wish I knew the answer too.

In reply to this comment by jonny:
yeah I got the humor part.
I wrote back directly, though, because I thought had read before that you were a physicist. I also wondered if I was asking a silly question after reading yours and deathcow's comments.

In reply to this comment by kronosposeidon:
I know it was a serious question. My answer was my silly way of saying that I have no clue. I didn't think you were calling "FAKE" or anything like that either. I was just having a little fun.

In reply to this comment by jonny:
It was supposed to be a serious question. Did I miss something in the video that explains it? I looked around for info on the nasa site and wikipedia and elsewhere, but the source of the emission isn't really ever brought up. Just that the interaction of the star moving that fast through interstellar space "ignited" the material left behind. Obviously, I'm not an astrophysicist, but I can't think of any other phenomenon in which energy is emitted for that long without some source of energy.

I'm not suggesting the data was faked or anything, just trying to understand what is clearly a very odd finding.

In reply to this comment by kronosposeidon:
^Ya know dude, I'm not really sure about all of that. I might have known, but I got kicked out of MIT's astrophysics program for immoral experiments with gravity. I don't think those kittens suffered. Too much.

Can you help me understand this? I feel like I must be missing something, but damned if I can figure it out.

yeah I got the humor part.
I wrote back directly, though, because I thought had read before that you were a physicist. I also wondered if I was asking a silly question after reading yours and deathcow's comments.

In reply to this comment by kronosposeidon:
I know it was a serious question. My answer was my silly way of saying that I have no clue. I didn't think you were calling "FAKE" or anything like that either. I was just having a little fun.

In reply to this comment by jonny:
It was supposed to be a serious question. Did I miss something in the video that explains it? I looked around for info on the nasa site and wikipedia and elsewhere, but the source of the emission isn't really ever brought up. Just that the interaction of the star moving that fast through interstellar space "ignited" the material left behind. Obviously, I'm not an astrophysicist, but I can't think of any other phenomenon in which energy is emitted for that long without some source of energy.

I'm not suggesting the data was faked or anything, just trying to understand what is clearly a very odd finding.

In reply to this comment by kronosposeidon:
^Ya know dude, I'm not really sure about all of that. I might have known, but I got kicked out of MIT's astrophysics program for immoral experiments with gravity. I don't think those kittens suffered. Too much.

I know it was a serious question. My answer was my silly way of saying that I have no clue. I didn't think you were calling "FAKE" or anything like that either. I was just having a little fun.

In reply to this comment by jonny:
It was supposed to be a serious question. Did I miss something in the video that explains it? I looked around for info on the nasa site and wikipedia and elsewhere, but the source of the emission isn't really ever brought up. Just that the interaction of the star moving that fast through interstellar space "ignited" the material left behind. Obviously, I'm not an astrophysicist, but I can't think of any other phenomenon in which energy is emitted for that long without some source of energy.

I'm not suggesting the data was faked or anything, just trying to understand what is clearly a very odd finding.

In reply to this comment by kronosposeidon:
^Ya know dude, I'm not really sure about all of that. I might have known, but I got kicked out of MIT's astrophysics program for immoral experiments with gravity. I don't think those kittens suffered. Too much.

It was supposed to be a serious question. Did I miss something in the video that explains it? I looked around for info on the nasa site and wikipedia and elsewhere, but the source of the emission isn't really ever brought up. Just that the interaction of the star moving that fast through interstellar space "ignited" the material left behind. Obviously, I'm not an astrophysicist, but I can't think of any other phenomenon in which energy is emitted for that long without some source of energy.

I'm not suggesting the data was faked or anything, just trying to understand what is clearly a very odd finding.

In reply to this comment by kronosposeidon:
^Ya know dude, I'm not really sure about all of that. I might have known, but I got kicked out of MIT's astrophysics program for immoral experiments with gravity. I don't think those kittens suffered. Too much.

Do you know anything about this?

It could be a bolide/fireball. They are fairly rare and are much brighter than an average shooting star. It may have just clipped the atmosphere. Some of these can last minutes.

Four minutes plus, is a little extreme though. Lots of people would have seen this.

The unfortunate thing is that Ron Paul will be like a shooting star...passing through with no lasting affect.

Actually, they only wrote one or two songs specifically for use in the show (Ride on shooting star and I think I can). The rest were taken from their already existing releases. But yes, I do very much like the pillows's work.

In reply to this comment by HaricotVert:
I really liked the Pillows' work for FLCL.

It's a shooting star, dude! Just not the kind you can wish upon, unless you're wishing for Armageddon.

With the service I use to tap the internet (hughes), it is hit or miss, most of the time, that I am able to watch a viddy, without loading it, and walking away for a good while before it loads....can imagine dial-up is slower, but with a copper connection to a high-speeds service, got no problems whatsoever, most of the time. How do folks bound to dial-up deal with slooooow? Can folks with dial-up even use this site, youtube or the others, without frustration and thoughts of ill-will??
I for one, dream of an OBE, into orbit around the dirtball, finding the retrograde piece-a-sheit, and making a shooting star out th' ho!

Well done Eric, you're a rising/shooting star for sure. How long before you crack 250?

Tags changed from "metorite, shooting star, big, cool" to "metor, shooting star, big, cool,real" by gold star member therealblankman.

Ah, how I love Reeves & Mortimer (especially Shooting Stars: I've heard it's coming back!)