Stellar Retrodictions, 2 of 2

Comments on the Stellar Retrodictions:

1:

Brother Quark:

Portrait of an angel – or a demon.

Hellerstein:

Anatomy of a star.

2:

Brother Quark:

This is a knotty one. Perhaps it is about a child inheriting a chaotic kingdom?

Hellerstein:

This is about hydrogen fusion.

3:

Brother Quark:

This is about the torments of the damned. But why does he put Hell in Heaven?

Hellerstein:

This is about the lifespans of stars.

4:

Brother Quark:

This is about the pitiful damnation of the petty.

Hellerstein:

This is about a small star becoming a white dwarf.

5:

Brother Quark:

This is about the violent damnation of the great.

Hellerstein:

This is about a large star’s supernova.

6:

Brother Quark:

Ghost of the petty.

Hellerstein:

Portrait of a white dwarf.

7:

Brother Quark:

Ghost of the great.

Hellerstein:

Portrait of a neutron star.

8:

Brother Quark:

War in Heaven!

Hellerstein:

This is about two neutron stars spiraling into each other, by emitting gravitational radiation.

9:

Brother Quark:

This is about the fall of angels, for the sin of avarice.

Hellerstein:

This is about a kilonova; two neutron stars collide, producing an explosion of every element on the periodic table, including gold and platinum.

10:

Brother Quark:

Portrait of Satan.

Hellerstein:

Portrait of a black hole.