Breaking news: Regulus Isn't Round

Regulus, the brightest star in Leo the Lion, isn't round, say astronomers in
the U.S. Instead, its rapid spin flattens the star into the shape of a
pumpkin.

The full story, with a color diagram, is at
http://KenCroswell.com/RegulusIsOblate.html .

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In article , Magnificent
Universe wrote:

Regulus, the brightest star in Leo the Lion, isn't round, say astronomers in
the U.S. Instead, its rapid spin flattens the star into the shape of a
pumpkin.

Amazing. Where does the stalk come from?

--
Joe Bergeron

http://www.joebergeron.com

On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 21:26:46 GMT, Joe Bergeron
wrote:

Regulus, the brightest star in Leo the Lion, isn't round, say astronomers in
the U.S. Instead, its rapid spin flattens the star into the shape of a
pumpkin.

Amazing. Where does the stalk come from?

Prominences?