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- Wed Sep 10, 2014 8:20 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Laniakea: Our Home Supercluster of... (2014 Sep 10)
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Re: APOD: Laniakea: Our Home Supercluster of... (2014 Sep 10
Is there any speculation on what lies at the convergence of the lines in Lanaikea? I would think there would have to be some structure(s) of utterly immense gravitational pull to affect such a huge number of galaxies over such a vast amount of space. I am not an astronomer, and may be wildly misinte...
- Thu Apr 28, 2011 4:44 pm
- Forum: The Library: Information Desk and Educational Resources
- Topic: Question about gravity and stellar formation
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1498
Re: Question about gravity and stellar formation
Cool! That is exactly what I wanted to know.
Thank you!
Garry
Thank you!
Garry
- Wed Apr 27, 2011 6:55 pm
- Forum: The Library: Information Desk and Educational Resources
- Topic: Question about gravity and stellar formation
- Replies: 4
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Question about gravity and stellar formation
Hi Folks - My question(s) are about stellar formation and the gravity involved. If you are positioned about 2 AU away from the center of a forming stellar cloud, would the gravitational pull on you by the resultant star be the same as exerted by the initial cloud (assuming you stay at the same dista...