Delayed outflows in AT2018hyz.
As it is known, tidal forces are gravitational effects caused by a gravitational gradient applied to a body. Meaning, a force of different amplitude is being applied to different parts of a body, resulting in a tendency to change its shape. Now, if a cosmic object passes close enough to a supermassive black hole (SMBH), that the tidal force can overcome the self-gravity of the object, it leads to a tidal disruption event (TDE). Such an event was observed during October, 2018, when a SMBH devoured a star, forming a transition accretion disk. It was named AT2018hyz. AS TDEs are quite common and at that time it didn’t seem to be anything particularly special for AT2018hyz, researchers moved on, trying to use the precious telescope type, better. However, about three...
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I bought a cake and a coke for you tonight. A large coke with a little reindeer in the corner. Returning home, I remembered that I’m out of cigars. I wanted some big Cubans, but the cigar shop was already closed. I couldn’t bring myself to buy normal cigarettes. Returning home, I passed by an Italian pasta restaurant. On the window, I noticed some interesting packs of cigarettes. I went in and asked. Found a brand that said “Keith: Mild. Little Cigars. Caffe Late.” I turned the air con into sucking mode, to trick the three smoke detectors in my little Japanese apartment. I drank coke through a straw and smoked my little cigars. Past midnight. 12:50. I called your name three times, Holly, Holly, Holly, as if it was a rule of the Tradition of the Moon. Then I...
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Mbështetur pas një shtylle prej hekuri, Tek streha e një kantiere ndërtimi, New York. Mesnatë. Shi. Si erdha këtu?! Veshja formale më bën edhe më jo komod, Por më kujton ty. Dashuri. Puthje në faqe, Pëshpërimë në vesh, Dora jote që rrëshqet poshtë mëngës së djathtë, Para ndarjes. Bisedat na mbetën në gjysmë atë mbrëmje. Unë për letërsinë, ti për filmat. Në asnjërin skenar personazhet nuk përfundonin bashkë. Kishin botëra ndërmjet. Pastaj personazhe u bëmë ne. Me cigaren zgjatur tek cepi i buzëve. Ti dukeshe si Merlin Monroe. Ç...
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