From: ABlainey@aol.com
Date: Tue Jan 07 2003 - 17:27:23 MST
In a message dated 07/01/03 18:49:02 GMT Standard Time,
thespike@earthlink.net writes:
> During the past few million years, wispy filaments of interstellar gas have
> drifted into the Local Bubble. Our solar system is immersed in one of those
> filaments--the 'local fluff," a relatively cool (7000 K) cloud containing
> 0.1 atoms per cubic centimeter. By galactic standards, the local fluff is
> not very substantial. It has little effect on Earth because the solar wind
> and the Sun's magnetic field are able to hold the wispy cloud at bay.
>
Forgive my ignorance, But isn't 7000K pretty damn hot by our standard, That
being small squishy water based lifeforms. Or am I mistaken? I assume 7000k =
7000kelvin or 6700 ish C, or does the K stand for another astronomical
measurement of temperature that I am not familiar with?
If I am right in my assumption, then wouldn't that kind of heat caused
problems for any out of solar system travel we have in the future? or is the
relatively low density of heated atoms insufficient to cause significant
problems. I'm afraid I don't have the knowledge to work that out although I
would assume it wouldn't be that hard if you knew what you were doing.
Could the heat be collected and used as a power source for a vehicle?
I'm thinking something along the line of heat to laser light, bounced of a
light sail.
Sincerely confused and ignorant,
Alex
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