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Benford, G. Penumbra. Nature 465, 836 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/465836a
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DH Stevans
Gregory Benford,
Not to be too picky about your story, but I recall an astrophysicist once saying that even if the moon shielded part of the earth, the atmosphere would have been blown away. That means the future wouldn't be the people on the night side; without an atmosphere, the future would be nil. Your poor protagonistas would be gasping for air.. for a very short time. Am I wrong?
clive tooth
I think I would have preferred it if the burster had been just behind the Sun. Not often we think of being in the shadow of the Sun...
Elisabeth M Brown
To DH Stevans:
It all depends on how far away the burster is. Across the galaxy, say, would yield a harrowing pulse, but leave those in the shadow alive, the atmosphere ok.
Clive Tooth: Good idea; maybe for the next story...
Gregory Benford