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Pics of planets in other star systems???
A friend recently told me that people now know of many planets in
other star systems, and that they have excelent photos of them from the Hubble 2. One in particular is supposedly a lot like Earth but the size of Jupiter. I have nothing but doubts so far, and have not been able to find any. If there are some, can anyone post links to them? |
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Pics of planets in other star systems???
dh@. wrote in message ... A friend recently told me that people now know of many planets in other star systems, and that they have excelent photos of them from the Hubble 2. One in particular is supposedly a lot like Earth but the size of Jupiter. I have nothing but doubts so far, and have not been able to find any. If there are some, can anyone post links to them? If there were pix available you'd see them in newspapers, on TV, all over the internet. Your "friend" is a bull****ter. |
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Pics of planets in other star systems???
dh@. wrote:
On Tue, 1 Dec 2009 17:26:22 -0000, "Androcles" wrote: dh@. wrote in message ... A friend recently told me that people now know of many planets in other star systems, and that they have excelent photos of them from the Hubble 2. One in particular is supposedly a lot like Earth but the size of Jupiter. I have nothing but doubts so far, and have not been able to find any. If there are some, can anyone post links to them? If there were pix available you'd see them in newspapers, on TV, all over the internet. I don't get any broadcast TV and don't read the papers, but figured I would have heard about it somewhere if it were true. The last time I looked into it was years ago and scientists were trying to determine how many planets the closest stars *might* have by studying the wobble of the star due to the gravitational influence of possible planets. AFAIK it hasn't gone any farther than that yet...or at least not much. Your "friend" is a bull****ter. He really seemed to believe it. I doubted him quite a lot, and tried to find evidence of him being correct online with him sitting there watching, but couldn't find anything that came close. I asked him: "Did Owen tell you that?" He laughed and said that sounds like something he'd say, but no he got it from someplace he considered more reliable. Then he got iffy about where he actually did get the idea but it's bull**** anyway, and now I know. I'll let him know next time I see him. Just a few weeks ago they showed a picture of a sun and a planet. The planet was a barely visible single pixel. We cannot yet call that an excellent picture. When you don't insist on a picture, they have detected quite a lot of planets. The first detected indeed used star wobble, but that only gets very big planets. Lately they detect planets going in front of the star, causing a very slight dip in the star brightness. This method has an increased range of detection, but still the bigger planets are the easier targets. |
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Pics of planets in other star systems???
dh@. wrote in message ... Your "friend" is a bull****ter. He really seemed to believe it. I doubted him quite a lot, and tried to find evidence of him being correct online with him sitting there watching, but couldn't find anything that came close. I asked him: "Did Owen tell you that?" He laughed and said that sounds like something he'd say, but no he got it from someplace he considered more reliable. Then he got iffy about where he actually did get the idea but it's bull**** anyway, and now I know. I'll let him know next time I see him. Next time you see him, beat the bag out of him and tell him he's a cocksucking liar. |
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Pics of planets in other star systems???
"Androcles" wrote in message ... dh@. wrote in message ... A friend recently told me that people now know of many planets in other star systems, and that they have excelent photos of them from the Hubble 2. One in particular is supposedly a lot like Earth but the size of Jupiter. I have nothing but doubts so far, and have not been able to find any. If there are some, can anyone post links to them? If there were pix available you'd see them in newspapers, on TV, all over the internet. Your "friend" is a bull****ter. http://www.planetary.org/news/2008/1...t_Planets.html |
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Pics of planets in other star systems???
Just a few weeks ago they showed a picture of a sun and a planet. The planet was a barely visible single pixel. We cannot yet call that an excellent picture. When you don't insist on a picture, they have detected quite a lot of planets. The first detected indeed used star wobble, but that only gets very big planets. Lately they detect planets going in front of the star, causing a very slight dip in the star brightness. This method has an increased range of detection, but still the bigger planets are the easier targets. And from statistical analysis (over years) of frequency shifts of a millisecond pulsar. |
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Pics of planets in other star systems???
"HVAC" wrote in message ... Next time you see him, beat the bag out of him and tell him he's a cocksucking liar. Has the holiday season got you down? If appears as if you are a bit more edgy of late. Though, you are providing good filler in Saul's absence. |
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Pics of planets in other star systems???
"Anthony Buckland" wrote in message news "Androcles" wrote in message ... dh@. wrote in message ... A friend recently told me that people now know of many planets in other star systems, and that they have excelent photos of them from the Hubble 2. One in particular is supposedly a lot like Earth but the size of Jupiter. I have nothing but doubts so far, and have not been able to find any. If there are some, can anyone post links to them? If there were pix available you'd see them in newspapers, on TV, all over the internet. Your "friend" is a bull****ter. http://www.planetary.org/news/2008/1...t_Planets.html Any cheapskate publication that refers to "scientists" is bull****ting, anthonybucklandALLspam. |
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Pics of planets in other star systems???
dh@. wrote in message ... A friend recently told me that people now know of many planets in other star systems, and that they have excelent photos of them from the Hubble 2. One in particular is supposedly a lot like Earth but the size of Jupiter. I have nothing but doubts so far, and have not been able to find any. If there are some, can anyone post links to them? We can see them in our hearts and minds and spirits. And we know we will go there some day, for icing on the cake. |
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Pics of planets in other star systems???
In article , dh@. wrote:
snip I don't get any broadcast TV and don't read the papers, but figured I would have heard about it somewhere if it were true. The last time I looked into it was years ago and scientists were trying to determine how many planets the closest stars *might* have by studying the wobble of the star due to the gravitational influence of possible planets. AFAIK it hasn't gone any farther than that yet...or at least not much. Actually there's been a bit of a bonanza in exoplanet discoveries over the past few years, as various new instruments and methods have been brought to bear. But no "pics" such as might capture the public imagination yet, and large error-bars on the sizes, masses, and temperatures that have been determined. -- Odysseus |
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