Talk:Helium flash
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[edit] Observable...
The Helium flash is something distinctly observable? If so it may be desirable to be explicit about that, and add detail. I'm no astronomer though. Midgley 10:45, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Visibility of the Helium flash
There seems to be a problem with this article. It suggests that the helium flash is an explosive and cataclysmic event which it is not. In fact it can barely be seen on the surface of the star as the energy released in the rapid fusion goes to lift the electron degeneracy, not to blow away the surface of the star
Latest user on wiki 16:21, 28 October 2007 (UTC)
My textbook "Discovering the Universe" 7th ed. Comins and Kaufmann on page 336 does describe the flash as "explosive and sudden" and leaves the impression that it would be visible. Anyone have an idea about it?
- The helium flash is not visible from the surface of the star. It takes place deep within the star and the energy produced does not contribute much to an increase in luminosity. Splat (talk) 18:05, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
- yea my text book says "helium flash--an explosive event in the post-main-sequence evolution of a low-mass star..."
