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Old March 1st 04, 04:00 AM
Stephen Paul
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Default Red stars in NGC 884


"PrisNo6" wrote in message
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Hope this answers your question. Thanks for pointing out these red
gaints around NGC884; I had seen them, but had not given them much
thought.


Thanks for the data. I was just poking around the sky with my 12.5" Meade
Starfinder Dob when I turned to the Double Cluster and saw a string of red
stars. It wasn't long before I saw that there was actually a large
population.

I like red stars, especially carbon stars. Also the concept of density and
rotational velocity in a neutron star is a mind boggling.

Speaking of carbon stars, I was poking around in the area of the Rosette
Nebula (could have been way off too) when I stumbled across a _very_ red
star. Any guesses, that I might be able to go back and look for it again?

Stephen Paul