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by lbsgville
Mon Aug 26, 2013 9:18 pm
Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
Topic: Planet orbiting double stars - Kepler telescope finds
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Re: Planet orbiting double stars - Kepler telescope finds

the center of gravity of the Jupiter-Sun system is a 11.8618 year period. Could this have an effect on the solar cycle a little and no one has thought about this yet?
by lbsgville
Mon Aug 26, 2013 9:00 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)
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Views: 212669

Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)

My wife thinks it should be named The Star Cloud Nebula.
by lbsgville
Mon Aug 26, 2013 8:28 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)
Replies: 1200
Views: 212669

Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2013 Aug 26)

I like the flying squirrel but pillow works also. I don't remember ever hearing of a flying squirrel nebula but I'll bet there is already something out there with the word pillow in it, so let's go with the flying squirrel.