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Offline sam

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First Pictures: Mystery Disk Eclipses Star
« on: April 08, 2010, 03:31 »

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Epsilon Aurigae, a star 2,000 light-years away, is eclipsed by a dark, dusty disk in an artist's conception.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/04/photogalleries/100407-star-eclipse-epsilon-aurigae-nature-pictures/#epsilon-aurigae-artwork_11514_600x450.jpg
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Re: First Pictures: Mystery Disk Eclipses Star
« Reply #1 on: April 08, 2010, 11:55 »
These artist's impressions always make great desktops!  :)
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Re: First Pictures: Mystery Disk Eclipses Star
« Reply #2 on: April 08, 2010, 13:22 »
We all need to know what that enigmatic object is!  If we don't find out now we will have to wait another 30 years!    :bawl:
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Re: First Pictures: Mystery Disk Eclipses Star
« Reply #3 on: April 08, 2010, 14:40 »
yay, jobs for 30 years...

Talking of jobs - Australia has it right - 100 new postdocs, 10 in radio astronomy announced today! yikes. Stupid UK is going the opposite way.
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Re: First Pictures: Mystery Disk Eclipses Star
« Reply #4 on: April 08, 2010, 15:06 »
Quote from: sam on April 08, 2010, 14:40
yay, jobs for 30 years...


Good way of thinking about it!
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