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reply posted on 16-9-2008 @ 05:33 PM by RuneSpider
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You may be able to see the sun, but it'll just be a star in the sky.

blogs.discovermagazine.com...

Here's a link to the Bad Astronomy Blog about the find, a little bit more information for you.


reply posted on 16-9-2008 @ 09:51 PM by brettcal82
Originally posted by RuneSpider
reply to post by NW111


You may be able to see the sun, but it'll just be a star in the sky.

blogs.discovermagazine.com...

Here's a link to the Bad Astronomy Blog about the find, a little bit more information for you.


its not just saying the sun the main big pic there saying is a new sun


reply posted on 17-9-2008 @ 02:05 AM by Niobis
That is an amazing picture, however, it's not "the first". Here's one from September 2004:

A group of European-led astronomers has made a photograph of what appears to be a planet orbiting another star. If so, it would be the first confirmed picture of a world beyond our solar system.


www.space.com...

edition.cnn.com...

Even before that, here's one from May 2004, which may be the first:

The researchers are very cautious not to claim any discovery yet. The faint point of light, captured by the Hubble Space Telescope, might instead be a background star or a very distant galaxy and requires follow-up observations to be confirmed.


www.space.com...

I'll try to find out if any conclusions were made about those two.

Nice find. S&F!

Edit: okay, it may in fact be the first around a "sun-like" star as mentioned in your link. The ones I linked are considered dwarf stars, so I guess they don't count.

Here's a little more info on this new discovery:

www.space.com...

[edit on 17-9-2008 by Niobis]


reply posted on 17-9-2008 @ 02:25 AM by RuneSpider
reply to post by brettcal82


Huh?
The magazine is the Sun, yes. This, however, is not a new sun. This is another star in our galaxy, as such, it would be a star to us?
I'm not sur ewhat you are saying honestly.

As for it being new, truthfully, the lanet and it's size are what's interesting, not the finding of a planet orbiting another star or sun.
It's eight times the size of Jupiter, if it is a sun. Beyond that, if it is a gas giant, it's further out than it's supposed to be, based on our understanding of the make up of the solar system.
The planet giving mixed results of either a planet or a star.
If it is a new planet, then scientists will have to rethink some theories (which is awsome!) If not, then it's anotehr star in a odd place. It'll take a while bfore we can decide for sure.
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