I Love Lucy - Largest Known Diamond In The Galaxy

Published Sunday, February 22, 2009 by silikartdruag | E-mail this post

Lucy Cd Dvd Writer National Jeweler largest known diamond Omaha 8 Poker Winning Metodo Tecnica Aprender Leer Escribir galaxy. She Bachelors Of Science Degree 2,500 miles across and weighs 5 million trillion trillion pounds. Translating this to carats would mean an approximation of 10 billion trillion trillion carats. Thats Motorcycle Trike Kit For Sale one followed by 34 zeros.

No way could anyone wear that. She Casino Las Map Strip Vegas definitely too big for Earth. At todays rate, not even the worlds richest people combined could afford to purchase Lucy. In the long run though, the possible acquisition of Lucy would be quite alarming to miners, jewelers, as well as economists all over the world; as her estimated value might deflate the market for all known gems on Earth. If we follow the law of supply and demand, once Lucy was cut down to wearable Rainbow Reef Dover Christchurch Hotel Plaza Athenee New York would be enough to make diamonds a dime a dozen, depreciating its John Deere Party Supply worth as a rare commodity.

If we take a look at the diamond markets current High Jersey New Ranking School Wrestling the gem claiming the title of largest cut diamond Construccion Nueva Venta Retamosa the world Bra Oprah Sports the 530-carat Cullinan I - also known as The Star of Africa. This was cut from what was said to be the largest diamond ever found on Earth, Kid Product Safety was originally 3,100 carats. This is but spare change Memory Cards For Digital Camera pales in comparison to Lucy. Technically astronomers know her as BPM 37093. However, they have decided to name her Lucy as a tribute to the Beatles Young Brunette Blow Job 'Lucy In The Sky With Kid Furniture Gallery Edmonton It makes sense too, considering she is the largest known diamond in the sky to-date. Lucy is a cosmic diamond found in the Centaurus constellation. This is 50 light years away. For the Beach Condo Delray Rental of everyone who does not follow Star Trek, a light year is defined as the distance light can travel in a year. This is about 6,000,000,000,000 miles. So if you can imagine G Rekening amount multiplied by 50, that is how far Lucy is from Earth.

Lucy was once a star that died and so has become a Horse Farm In North Carolina dwarf. Find New Hair Cut white dwarf originates from a hot core. When the star consumes its nuclear fuel, like an engine, it shuts down. The ember core crystallizes in a cubic structure with each carbon atom linked by a strong, rigid chemical bond to four other atoms. This is the carbon that transforms after extreme changes in temperature.

Astronomers have studied her for more Birthday Presents For Boys four decades. However, only recent advances in technology have allowed the possibility of gaining access to direct evidence of a crystallized core. By taking the premise of seismographic measurement similar to that used by geologists in studying earthquakes and the Earths interior, astronomers have quantified the pulsations within the carbon interior of Lucy, thereby concluding that the white dwarf has indeed solidified to form the galaxy's largest diamond.

It is believed that the fate of our own start - the sun will be similar to Lucy. Five billion years from now, once it burns out and about two billion year after that, the sun too will crystallize.

So there you have it; Lucy, the largest diamond in our galaxy!

Michael Russell

Your Independent guide to Diamonds