We’ve found the oldest star in the known universe – and it’s right on our galactic doorstep

BigfootNZ

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reply to post by andy06shake

 

VERY cool. But I personally want that star to have an equally cool name. SM0313 just doesn't cut it. Maybe someone should have a "naming contest" for this star - it's too astounding to just move on and dismiss. Needs a public marketing plan, imho.


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Being a Babylon 5 fan from decades ago I say we name it 'Lorien', or just 'the First One'... kinda melodramatic, but fitting.

edit on 13-2-2014 by BigfootNZ because: (no reason given)

I love it! May I have permission to make that a motion at my astronomy society? It is a very well renowned one and they have high level contacts, it could see the light of day! Being a Sci Fi fan myself and something of a Trekkie I suggest Vulcan or Romulus! But as an avid reader of Sherlock Holmes and having had my Sherlock Holmes story published I was thinking we could name it Moriarty since Professor Moriarty was a professor of physics and astronomy and did publish a paper on the dynamics of an asteroid. I think it would be cool. Sir ACD would be chuffed to bits I am sure.

reply to post by Wirral Bagpuss


Ok ... not sure why you'd need my permission to drop a name that I dropped myself, used by a character in a TV series, from 20 years back I had no involvement with beyond being a teenage fan and viewer at the time of broadcast.



Wow ... really is 20 years ago this year, damn... I feel old **Goes off to cuddle with his complete series of Babylon 5 DVDs**

If this is true would that mean this star is the center of the universe so to speak? The origin of all galactic design?

reply to post by keenobservernet


Naw, just a first generation star close by that's still going. There's many another in a universe.