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Date: 06 Sep 2006 14:05:49
From: Magnificent Universe
Subject: BREAKING NEWS: The Pleiades' Lost Sister
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An ultramassive white dwarf in Eridanus may have escaped from the Pleiades
star cluster, say astronomers in England. If so, the lost Pleiad was once a
bright blue star that outshone all the current cluster members. For the full
story, including an image of the white dwarf, please see
http://KenCroswell.com/GD50.html .
Correct email: MagnificentUniverse "at" yahoo "dot" com.
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Date: 07 Sep 2006 04:55:08
From: David Nakamoto
Subject: Re: BREAKING NEWS: The Pleiades' Lost Sister
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Interesting news. Too bad it was a star long before any Greeks were
around, otherwise we could say that some of them really did see seven
sisters there, unless some were around a heck of a long time ago
(Paleocrates?) (^_^)
--- Dave
Magnificent Universe wrote:
> An ultramassive white dwarf in Eridanus may have escaped from the Pleiades
> star cluster, say astronomers in England. If so, the lost Pleiad was once a
> bright blue star that outshone all the current cluster members. For the full
> story, including an image of the white dwarf, please see
> http://KenCroswell.com/GD50.html .
>
> Correct email: MagnificentUniverse "at" yahoo "dot" com.
>
>
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Date: 06 Sep 2006 21:29:27
From: Davoud
Subject: Re: BREAKING NEWS: The Pleiades' Lost Sister
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Magnificent Universe wrote:
> An ultramassive white dwarf in Eridanus may have escaped from the Pleiades
> star cluster...
Will the IAU declare it not a star?
Davoud
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Date: 06 Sep 2006 21:54:51
From: Richard Adams
Subject: Re: BREAKING NEWS: The Pleiades' Lost Sister
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Davoud wrote:
> Magnificent Universe wrote:
>
>>An ultramassive white dwarf in Eridanus may have escaped from the Pleiades
>>star cluster...
>
>
> Will the IAU declare it not a star?
>
> Davoud
>
Aye, what's the three rules for star classification?
1. It's got more density than a pint of Guinness
2. It's cleared most dust and gasses from it neighborhood
3. More than 424 IAU members are present at a spontaneous vote
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Date: 07 Sep 2006 06:48:49
From: AustinMN
Subject: Re: BREAKING NEWS: The Pleiades' Lost Sister
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Richard Adams wrote:
> Davoud wrote:
>
> > Magnificent Universe wrote:
> >
> >>An ultramassive white dwarf in Eridanus may have escaped from the Pleiades
> >>star cluster...
> >
> >
> > Will the IAU declare it not a star?
> >
> > Davoud
> >
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> Aye, what's the three rules for star classification?
>
> 1. It's got more density than a pint of Guinness
> 2. It's cleared most dust and gasses from it neighborhood
> 3. More than 424 IAU members are present at a spontaneous vote
You forgot the most important one:
(not on the footnote list of 2,427 bodies intended by the IAU to meet
the definition)
Austin
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