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Title: Hubble Detects Galactic X-File
Post by: sam on November 20, 2009, 05:09: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/11/hubble-mysterious-x/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+(Wired%3A+Index+3+(Top+Stories+2))
Title: Re: Hubble Detects Galactic X-File
Post by: Clive on November 20, 2009, 09:58: This object can be seen through a modest size amateur telescope - although merely as a faint smudge of light. I've seen it and I'm sure you must have too Sam.
Title: Re: Hubble Detects Galactic X-File
Post by: sam on November 20, 2009, 10:02: oooh thinking about it I might have, but I'd have assumed it was some optical illusion or poor resolution than an actual physical feature of the galaxy
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Post by: Simon on November 20, 2009, 10:43: You mean, you may have missed an entire new planet, Sam? ;D
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Post by: sam on November 20, 2009, 10:46: not planets - I never miss planets.
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Post by: Simon on November 20, 2009, 11:48: ;D
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Post by: Rik on November 20, 2009, 11:53: Anyone else think Sam's avatar make it looks like he's playing a game of pool?
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Post by: Simon on November 20, 2009, 11:55: Can't see it at the moment. Can't be as scary as that one next door! ;D
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Post by: Rik on November 20, 2009, 11:57: :chub: ;D
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Post by: Simon on November 20, 2009, 12:22: I meant someone else! ;)
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Post by: Clive on November 20, 2009, 12:23: Quote from: sam on November 20, 2009, 10:02
oooh thinking about it I might have, but I'd have assumed it was some optical illusion or poor resolution than an actual physical feature of the galaxy

No I just meant the galaxy itself. You can spot most of the members of that cluster using an 8" telescope.
Title: Re: Hubble Detects Galactic X-File
Post by: Clive on November 20, 2009, 12:25: Quote from: Rik on November 20, 2009, 11:53
Anyone else think Sam's avatar make it looks like he's playing a game of pool?

I thought he was spearing a fish but never thought to ask why he would be doing that! :laugh:
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Post by: Rik on November 20, 2009, 12:28: ;D
Title: Re: Hubble Detects Galactic X-File
Post by: sam on November 21, 2009, 04:22: Quote from: Clive on November 20, 2009, 12:23
No I just meant the galaxy itself. You can spot most of the members of that cluster using an 8" telescope.

ah yes... I see what you mean now - I think I've seen most of that cluster - but I'm mostly a CCD person...
Title: Re: Hubble Detects Galactic X-File
Post by: sam on November 21, 2009, 04:23: Quote from: Clive on November 20, 2009, 12:25
I thought he was spearing a fish but never thought to ask why he would be doing that! :laugh:

I'm just sitting down on railroad track in Hanna.
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Post by: Simon on November 21, 2009, 11:28: You're even speaking the language now. ;)
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Post by: sam on November 21, 2009, 18:15: Quote from: Simon on November 21, 2009, 11:28
You're even speaking the language now. ;)

eh!
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Post by: Simon on November 21, 2009, 18:29: Railroad?
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Post by: sam on November 21, 2009, 18:49: Quote from: Simon on November 21, 2009, 18:29
Railroad?

yeah... just was adding the "eh" since that's another local thing.
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Post by: Simon on November 21, 2009, 19:18: Oh right! ;D
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Post by: Clive on November 21, 2009, 23:26: eh?
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Post by: sam on November 22, 2009, 02:16: :icon_cowboy:
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Post by: Simon on November 22, 2009, 10:00: :hatoff:
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Post by: davy51 on November 22, 2009, 16:27: Sam may be going native on us :lol: