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Old March 14th 04, 12:10 AM
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Has it actually been proven there are actual stars in 'galaxies', or is it
just theory?



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Old March 14th 04, 01:08 AM
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are you serious or what?


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Has it actually been proven there are actual stars in 'galaxies', or is it
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Old March 14th 04, 01:20 AM
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Has it actually been proven there are actual stars in 'galaxies', or is it
just theory?


Go out and look at the Sun tomorrow. If it's there, then you have your
proof.


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Old March 14th 04, 05:03 AM
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.....Just in case you are not. We are in a galaxy. Our galaxy is the milky
way. Our sun is one of billions of stars in the galaxy, the milky way. Other
galaxies are made up of many sun type things... known as stars.

No, it's not a theory, it's a fact.

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Has it actually been proven there are actual stars in 'galaxies', or is it
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Old March 14th 04, 10:33 AM
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"vapour" wrote in message
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....Just in case you are not. We are in a galaxy. Our galaxy is the milky
way. Our sun is one of billions of stars in the galaxy, the milky way.

Other
galaxies are made up of many sun type things... known as stars.

No, it's not a theory, it's a fact.



Great, thanks for the 'proof'.





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Has it actually been proven there are actual stars in 'galaxies', or is

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just theory?







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Old March 14th 04, 08:55 PM
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"Whisper" wrote in
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"vapour" wrote in message
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....Just in case you are not. We are in a galaxy. Our galaxy is the
milky way. Our sun is one of billions of stars in the galaxy, the
milky way.

Other
galaxies are made up of many sun type things... known as stars.

No, it's not a theory, it's a fact.



Great, thanks for the 'proof'.




Edwin Hubble using photography and a big telescope, detected individual
stars in M31 early last century.

LK






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Has it actually been proven there are actual stars in 'galaxies',
or is

it
just theory?









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Old March 14th 04, 05:30 AM
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On Sun, 14 Mar 2004 11:10:48 +1100, Whisper wrote:

Has it actually been proven there are actual stars in 'galaxies', or is it
just theory?


Large telescopes can resolve individual stars in nearby galaxies. The
spectrum of light from galaxies matches that of stars.

That's sufficient evidence, in my opinion, to transfer the burden of proof
to contrary opinions.


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Old March 14th 04, 10:40 AM
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"Mike Ruskai" wrote in message
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On Sun, 14 Mar 2004 11:10:48 +1100, Whisper wrote:

Has it actually been proven there are actual stars in 'galaxies', or is

it
just theory?


Large telescopes can resolve individual stars in nearby galaxies.


Interesting. If there are billions of stars in most galaxies, how are these
telescopes able to resolve individual stars? Unless they only resolve a
handful of the super giants, & there is only a limited number of them? I
can't imagine they can resolve ordinary stars in other galaxies if there are
billions of them - doesn't make sense.....



The
spectrum of light from galaxies matches that of stars.

That's sufficient evidence, in my opinion, to transfer the burden of proof
to contrary opinions.



Ok, I wasn't sure if it had been proven 'beyond reasonable doubt'. Looking
at pictures of galaxies it certainly doesn't look like there's any stars
there - just revolving mists of gas...? And why couldn't these mists exist
in our 'galaxy' (which may be the only one = universe?)....

I just want confirmation that's it's been proven, & not just accepted theory
(ala big bang crap)....







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Old March 14th 04, 01:32 PM
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It was Edwin Hubble who first resolved individual stars in the Andromeda
galaxy in 1923.
http://home.cwru.edu/~sjr16/20th_people_hubble.html

He could only resolve the super giants but that was enough for him to find a
few cepheids wich gave him a way to measure the distqance and to proove that
the "Andromeda nebulae" was in fact a real galaxy with real stars. Before
that, it was believed that those "spiral nebulaes" were clouds of gas in our
own galaxy.

An other proof is given by sir Isaac Newton: using spectroscopy analysis, we
can measure the rotation speed of galaxies about themselves and around other
galaxies. Gas alone do not have enough mass to account for the
gravitationnal force that do that. Only billions of stars can do that.

While i think about that: we can see those galaxies, right? Where do you
think the "light" comes from? Clouds of gas do not emit light, stars do...

Now, do you need a proof that air is composed of individual molecules?

"Whisper" a écrit dans le message de
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"Mike Ruskai" wrote in message
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On Sun, 14 Mar 2004 11:10:48 +1100, Whisper wrote:

Has it actually been proven there are actual stars in 'galaxies', or is

it
just theory?


Large telescopes can resolve individual stars in nearby galaxies.


Interesting. If there are billions of stars in most galaxies, how are

these
telescopes able to resolve individual stars? Unless they only resolve a
handful of the super giants, & there is only a limited number of them? I
can't imagine they can resolve ordinary stars in other galaxies if there

are
billions of them - doesn't make sense.....



The
spectrum of light from galaxies matches that of stars.

That's sufficient evidence, in my opinion, to transfer the burden of

proof
to contrary opinions.



Ok, I wasn't sure if it had been proven 'beyond reasonable doubt'.

Looking
at pictures of galaxies it certainly doesn't look like there's any stars
there - just revolving mists of gas...? And why couldn't these mists

exist
in our 'galaxy' (which may be the only one = universe?)....

I just want confirmation that's it's been proven, & not just accepted

theory
(ala big bang crap)....









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Old March 14th 04, 06:58 PM
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In message , Benoît
Morrissette writes
It was Edwin Hubble who first resolved individual stars in the Andromeda
galaxy in 1923.
http://home.cwru.edu/~sjr16/20th_people_hubble.html

He could only resolve the super giants but that was enough for him to find a
few cepheids wich gave him a way to measure the distqance and to proove that
the "Andromeda nebulae" was in fact a real galaxy with real stars. Before
that, it was believed that those "spiral nebulaes" were clouds of gas in our
own galaxy.

An other proof is given by sir Isaac Newton: using spectroscopy analysis, we
can measure the rotation speed of galaxies about themselves and around other
galaxies. Gas alone do not have enough mass to account for the
gravitationnal force that do that. Only billions of stars can do that.

While i think about that: we can see those galaxies, right? Where do you
think the "light" comes from? Clouds of gas do not emit light, stars do...


Surely not?? What about the Orion Nebula and its big brother in the
Large Magellanic cloud? I'm not too sure about your second proof either.
Haven't "galaxies" recently been found that do appear to be just gas
clouds, without stars? Though I do know that spectroscopy shows that M31
and most other galaxies are made of stars like our own Sun, rather than
gas clouds.
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