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April 15th 06, 04:43 AM
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Brilliant! Tenth planet turns out to be a shiner
[Planetary Science]
Brilliant! Tenth planet turns out to be a shiner Xena, unofficially called the 10th planet, is the second-most-shiny known object in the solar system. http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20060415/fob8.asp 
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April 15th 06, 05:54 AM
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Brilliant! Tenth planet turns out to be a shiner
Sam Wormley wrote:
Xena, unofficially called the 10th planet, is the second-most-shiny known object in the solar system. Want to take a guess at the first-most-shiny object in the SOLAR system?
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April 15th 06, 06:26 AM
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Brilliant! Tenth planet turns out to be a shiner
Coppy Littlehouse wrote:
Sam Wormley wrote: Xena, unofficially called the 10th planet, is the second-most-shiny known object in the solar system. Want to take a guess at the first-most-shiny object in the SOLAR system? Enceladus
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April 15th 06, 10:51 AM
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Brilliant! Tenth planet turns out to be a shiner
Sam Wormley wrote: Coppy Littlehouse wrote: Sam Wormley wrote: Xena, unofficially called the 10th planet, is the second-most-shiny known object in the solar system. Want to take a guess at the first-most-shiny object in the SOLAR system? Enceladus Never knew your other name was Enceladus, Sam!
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April 15th 06, 02:27 PM
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Brilliant! Tenth planet turns out to be a shiner
Want to take a guess at the
first-most-shiny object in the SOLAR system? If the 𬜶! International Star Registry would just come through with my parchment certificate, (suitable for framing), and charts, showing my star's position in the sky, it'd be the Marty. Marty
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April 15th 06, 05:34 PM
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Brilliant! Tenth planet turns out to be a shiner
Sam Wormley wrote:
Want to take a guess at the first-most-shiny object in the SOLAR system? Enceladus Nope, guess again.
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April 15th 06, 07:12 PM
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Brilliant! Tenth planet turns out to be a shiner
Coppy Littlehouse wrote:
Sam Wormley wrote: Want to take a guess at the first-most-shiny object in the SOLAR system? Enceladus Nope, guess again. Let's define "shiny" as reflective.
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April 15th 06, 07:43 PM
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Brilliant! Tenth planet turns out to be a shiner
Sam Wormley wrote:
Coppy Littlehouse wrote: Sam Wormley wrote: Want to take a guess at the first-most-shiny object in the SOLAR system? Enceladus Nope, guess again. Let's define "shiny" as reflective. Venus, then. -- Pat O'Connell [note munged EMail address] Take nothing but pictures, Leave nothing but footprints, Kill nothing but vandals...
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April 15th 06, 08:33 PM
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Brilliant! Tenth planet turns out to be a shiner
In LIa0g.897423$x96.618399@attbi_s72, sent to sci.physics on Saturday 15
April 2006 19:12, Sam Wormley ) had a brainstorm and wrote: Coppy Littlehouse wrote: Sam Wormley wrote: Want to take a guess at the first-most-shiny object in the SOLAR system? Enceladus Nope, guess again. Let's define "shiny" as reflective. I am intrigued now. By the capitalisation in Coppy Littlehouse's post I suspect the "*Correct*" answer is supposed to be the sun, yet I must admit I would have gone with Enceladus. It is reflective. Does the sun count as "shiny?" -- T Wake Usenet.es7 at gishpuppy.com
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April 15th 06, 10:16 PM
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Brilliant! Tenth planet turns out to be a shiner
On Sat, 15 Apr 2006, T Wake wrote:
In LIa0g.897423$x96.618399@attbi_s72, sent to sci.physics on Saturday 15 April 2006 19:12, Sam Wormley ) had a brainstorm and wrote: Coppy Littlehouse wrote: Sam Wormley wrote: Want to take a guess at the first-most-shiny object in the SOLAR system? Enceladus Nope, guess again. Let's define "shiny" as reflective. I am intrigued now. By the capitalisation in Coppy Littlehouse's post I suspect the "*Correct*" answer is supposed to be the sun, yet I must admit I would have gone with Enceladus. It is reflective. Does the sun count as "shiny?" Not at all; it's not that far from being a blackbody. "Bright" yes, "shiny" no. -- Timo Nieminen - Home page: http://www.physics.uq.edu.au/people/nieminen/ E-prints: http://eprint.uq.edu.au/view/person/...,_Timo_A..html Shrine to Spirits: http://www.users.bigpond.com/timo_nieminen/spirits.html
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