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by eteq
Wed May 02, 2007 5:10 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: Error in Today's APOD writup (02 May 2007)
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Error in Today's APOD writup (02 May 2007)

he red dwarf star Gliese 581 rises through clouds above a calm ocean of its planet Gliese 581c.
Whoops! It's almost certainly tidally locked... there would never be a sunrise (except maybe at the very beginning of the planet's life).