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BLGD.

Mark A. Holmes


Begin story.--


Astronomers baffled by weird, fast-spinning pulsar

By Will Dunham Thu May 15, 4:59 PM ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Astronomers are baffled after finding an exotic
type of star called a pulsar apparently locked in an elongated orbit
around a star much like the sun -- an arrangement defying what had
been known about such objects.

The rapidly spinning pulsar -- an extraordinarily dense object created
when a massive star exploded as a supernova -- is called J1903+0327
and is located about 21,000 light years from Earth, the astronomers said.

A light year is about 6 trillion miles, the distance light travels in
a year.

"The big question is -- how in the heck did this thing form, because
it doesn't follow our standard models of how these things form,"
astronomer Scott Ransom of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in
Charlottesville, Virginia, said in a telephone interview on Thursday.

This object is known as a millisecond pulsar because of its speedy
whirl -- it spins on its axis 465 times per second.

Until now, all of the ones found orbiting with another star have been
doing so with a white dwarf, another type of dying star. In each case,
they shared a perfectly circular orbit. But this one has a very
elongated orbit around a star similar in size and composition to our sun.

"What we have found is a millisecond pulsar that is in the wrong kind
of orbit around what appears to be the wrong kind of star," astronomer
David Champion of the Australia Telescope National Facility said in a
statement. "Now we have to figure out how this strange system was
produced."

It was detected using a radio telescope in Puerto Rico.

Pulsars are a rare type of neutron star whose strong magnetic fields
channel lighthouse-like beams of light and radio waves that whirl
around as the star spins.

Typical pulsars spin once a second to about 10 or 20 times a second.
But millisecond pulsars spin far more rapidly.

The understanding had been that these started out as typical,
slower-spinning pulsars, then built up speed after material expelled
from another star reached the pulsar's surface, giving it momentum.

"If you were to ask any astronomer if we would have found a system
like this, they would have said no. So this is a very big surprise,"
Ransom said.

The scientists, writing in the journal Science, speculate a third star
-- perhaps a neutron star or white dwarf -- might be orbiting with the
other two. Scientists know of about 100 pulsars in two-star, or
binary, systems, and this might be the first in a triple-star system,
Ransom said.


--End story.

>
> --- In thefixedstars@yahoogroups.com, Mark Andrew Holmes
> <mahtezcatpoc@> wrote:
> >
> > As of midnight GMT.
> >
> > Asterisks indicate alignments that weren't there a
> > week ago today (with a 1 00' orb).
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Jupiter
> >
> >
> >
> > Deneb Okab (aka Dheneb; Zeta Aquilae)
> >
> > *SS433 (V1343 Aquilae; an unusual X-ray binary star)
>
> taking some sort of stand
>
> >
> > *BY Draconis (cataclysmic variable)
>
> "bye" (bye, dragon)(?)
>
> (Robert Mugabe)
>
>
> >
> > Sheliak (Beta Lyrae)
> >
> > HR Lyrae (cataclysmic variable)
> >
> > *Ring Nebula (M-57 Lyrae)
>
>
> lack of clear vision on marriage
>
> (efforts to ban gay marriage in Pennsylvania, just in time for the
> election)
>
>
> >
> > Lucida Octantis (Nu Octantis, the brightest star in
> > Octans the Octant)
>
>
> measuring how high someone or something is flying
>
>
> >
> > Cappa (Rho-1 Sagittarii)


Latin = cape



> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Saturn
> >
> >
> >
> > Cat's Paw (G Hydrae; in the obsolete constellation
> > Felis the Cat, underneath the forepaw of the Cat)
> >
> > T Pyxidis (cataclysmic variable)
> >
> > Lalande 21185 (Ursae Majoris; nearby star, has
> > planets)
> >
> > Vela Pulsar (PSR B0833-45 Velorum)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Uranus
> >
> >
> >
> > *SS Cygni (cataclysmic variable)
>
>
> secret police, war criminals (Waffen SS), steamships or ships in
> general
>
>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Neptune
> >
> >
> >
> > Sadalsuud (Beta Aquarii)
> >
> > *Bunda (Xi Aquarii)
> >
> > Deneb Algedi (Delta Capricorni)
> >
> > Blinking Planetary (NGC 6826 Cygni)
> >
> > Kitalpha (Alpha Equulei)
> >
> > Al Faras Al Awwal (Gamma Equulei)
> >
> > Tau-1 Gruis (has planets)
> >
> > Polophylax (Zeta Tucanae; marks the obsolete
> > constellation Polophylax, the Pole Guard)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Pluto
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Tao Shou (Theta Arae)
> >
> > Ramo (95 Herculis; the Branch, which Hercules is
> > sometimes shown holding in his hand, sometimes
> > Cerberus)
> >
> > Polaris Australis (Sigma Octantis)
> >
> > Polarissima Australis (NGC 2573 Octantis; a galaxy
> > close to the south celestial pole, even closer than
> > Polaris Australis, hence the name)
> >
> > Fellah (67 Ophiuchi)
> >
> > Poniatovii (70 Ophiuchi; marks the obsolete
> > constellation Taurus Poniatovii [Poniatowski's Bull],
> > of which Fellah is also a part)
> >
> > Alnasl (Gamma Sagittarii)
> >
> > Lagoon Nebula (M-8 Sagittarii)
> >
> > Trifid Nebula (M-20 Sagittarii)
> >
> > Spiculum (M-8, M-20, M-21 Sagittarii; the Lagoon and
> > Trifid Nebulas plus the star cluster M-21)
> >
> > Red Spider Nebula (NGC 6537 Sagittarii)
> >
> > Gomez's Hamburger (IRAS 18059-3211 Sagittarii, a
> > protoplanetary nebula)
> >
> > DZ Serpentis (cataclysmic variable)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Eris
> >
> >
> >
> > *Saderazra (Delta Andromedae)
> >
> > Termes Frederici (Psi Andromedae; one of the stars in
> > Frederici Honores, the Honors of Frederick [a crown,
> > quill pen, sword and olive branch]: Psi Andromedae
> > marks the olive branch)
> >
> > FX Cephei
> >
> > VV Cephei (cataclysmic variables)
> >
> > Revati (Zeta Piscium)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Ceres
> >
> >
> >
> > *Alrai (Gamma Cephei; has planets)
> >
> > *Alkalbalrai (Rho Cephei)
> >
> > *Beid (Omicron-1 Eridani)


Arabic = eggs


> >
> > *Keid (Omicron-2 Eridani; aka 40 Eridani; the sun of
> > Mr. Spock's home planet of Vulcan)


Arabic = eggshells

(walking upon eggshells?)



> >
> > *Theemin (Upsilon-2 Eridani)


Hebrew = the twins


> >
> > *IM Eridani (cataclysmic variable)
>
>
> "I am", instant messaging
>
>
> >
> > *Al Fakhir (Gamma Persei)

Arabic = the proud, the excellent


> >
> > *Alcyone (Eta Tauri; the brightest star of the
> > Pleiades)
> >
> > *Al Thaur (Lambda Tauri)


Arabic = the bull[?]


> >
> > *Celaeno (16 Tauri; in the Pleiades)
> >
> > *Electra (17 Tauri; in the Pleiades)
> >
> > *Taygeta (19 Tauri; in the Pleiades)
> >
> > *Maia (20 Tauri; in the Pleiades)
> >
> > *Asterope (21 Tauri; in the Pleiades)
> >
> > *Merope (23 Tauri; in the Pleiades)
> >
> > *Atlas (27 Tauri; in the Pleiades)
> >
> > *Pleione (28 Tauri; in the Pleiades)
>
>
>
> weeping, raining, storming (grieving?)
>
>
> >
> > *Furibundus (Nu Tauri)


Latin = furious rage


> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Pallas
> >
> >
> >
> > *Erakis (aka Garnet Star; Mu Cephei)
> >
> > *MN Draconis (cataclysmic variable)
>
>
> having to do with Minnesota?
>
>
> >
> > *Lacerta Lingua (Beta Lacertae)
>
>
> bizarre or tricky utterances (?)
>
> (I'm thinking of the Aztec sign Lizard)
>
>
> >
> > *Algenib (Gamma Pegasi)

http://www.constellationsofwords.com/stars/Algenib.html



> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Juno
> >
> >
> >
> > Etamin (Gamma Draconis)
> >
> > Rukbalgethi Genubi (Theta Herculis)
> >
> > *Baraka (Xi Herculis)
> >
> > AH Mensae (cataclysmic variable)
> >
> > Sakurai's Object (V4334 Sagittarii)
> >
> > Integral X-Ray Nova 2006 (IGR J17497-2821 Sagittarii)
> >
> > Basanismus (G Scorpii)
> >
> > Acumen (M-7 Scorpii; Ptolemy's Cluster)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Vesta
> >
> >
> >
> > *SS Cygni (cataclysmic variable)
> >
> > *q1 Eridani (aka HD 10647; has planets)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Chiron
> >
> >
> >
> > *Castra (Epsilon Capricorni)
> >
> > The Red-Necked Emu (Harrington STAR 26 Cygni; an
> > asterism, 29 Cygni and other stars)
> >
> > *Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888 Cygni)
>
>
> blindness/poor perception of Islam?
>
>
> >
> > Al Ukud (Gamma Delphini)
> >
> > HR Delphini (cataclysmic variable)
> >
> > Hinnulus (Epsilon Equulei)
> >
> > *Al Faras al Thani (Lambda Equulei)
> >
> > Ras Alkurki (Lambda Gruis)
> >
> > IL Vulpeculae
> >
> > QU Vulpeculae (cataclysmic variables)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > North Node
> >
> >
> >
> > *Kuh (Mu Capricorni)
> >
> > Propeller Nebula (MRSL 479 Cygni)
> >
> > Cor Piscis Austrini (Beta Piscis Austrini; close to
> > the heart of Piscis Austrini the Southern Fish [more
> > like the gills, maybe])
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > South Node
> >
> >
> >
> > Cat's Eye Nebula (NGC 6543 Draconis)
> >
> > Alphard (Alpha Hydrae)
> >
> > *Ukdah (Tau-2 Hydrae)
> >
> > Cat's Prey (I Hydrae; part of the obsolete
> > constellation Felis the Cat, lying under the Cat's
> > forepaw)
> >
> > Adhafera (Zeta Leonis)
> >
> > Al Sumut (Alpha Pyxidis)
> >
> > Funis (Beta Pyxidis; marks the line part of the
> > obsolete constellation Lochium et Funis, the Log and
> > Line)
> >
> > Regor (Gamma Velorum)
> >
> >
> >



More later.



Mark A. Holmes

--- In thefixedstars@yahoogroups.com, "vgjopfgdffs" <vgjopfgdffs@...>
wrote:
>
> I read your profile today, I thought I would drop you a line and
hope to become your friend! Check my personal page:


Take a hike.


Mark A. Holmes

As of midnight GMT.

Asterisks indicate alignments that weren't there a week ago today (with a 1 00'
orb).





Jupiter



Van Biesbroeck's Star (Gliese 752 B Aquilae)

Snowglobe Nebula (NGC 6781 Aquilae)

Sulaphat (Gamma Lyrae)

Cor Pavonis (Sigma Pavonis; marking Pavo the Peacock's heart)

Merrill's Star (M 1-67 Sagittae; a protoplanetary nebula)




Saturn



*Cat's Paw (G Hydrae; marks the forepaw of the obsolete constellation Felis the
Cat)

T Pyxidis (cataclysmic variable)

Megrez (Delta Ursae Majoris)

Lalande 21185 (Ursae Majoris; nearby star, has planets)




Uranus



Fetus Nebula (NGC 7008 Cygni)

Simmah (Gamma Eridani)

*Sadalpheretz (Lambda Pegasi)

Solarium (Beta Reticuli; marks the obsolete constellation Solarium the Sundial)



Neptune



Sadalsuud (Beta Aquarii)

Bunda (Xi Aquarii)

Deneb Algedi (Delta Capricorni)

Sador (Gamma Cygni)

Al Faras Al Awwal (Gamma Equulei)

Pherasauval (Delta Equulei)

Tau-1 Gruis (has planets)




Pluto



Tao Shou (Theta Arae)

Ramo (95 Herculis; the Branch, which Hercules is sometimes shown holding in his
hand, sometimes Cerberus)

Sinistra (Nu Ophiuchi)

Fellah (67 Ophiuchi)

Alnasl (Gamma Sagittarii)

Lagoon Nebula (M-8 Sagittarii)

Trifid Nebula (M-20 Sagittarii)

Spiculum (M-8, M-20, M-21 Sagittarii; the Lagoon and Trifid Nebulas plus the
star cluster M-21)

Red Spider Nebula (NGC 6537 Sagittarii)

DZ Serpentis (cataclysmic variable)



Eris



Saderazra (Delta Andromedae)

VV Cephei (cataclysmic variable)

Baten Kaitos (Zeta Ceti)




Ceres


*Capella (Alpha Aurigae)

*QZ Aurigae (cataclysmic variable)

*Phact (Alpha Columbae)

*TX Columbae (cataclysmic variable)

*Arneb (Alpha Leporis)

*Mintaka (Delta Orionis)

*Hatsya (Iota Orionis)

*Thabit (Upsilon Orionis)

*S Orionis

*Ensis (M-42 Orionis, the Great Nebula in Orion)

*Alnath (Beta Tauri)




Pallas



*Mira (Omicron Ceti)

*Angetenar (Tau-2 Eridani)

*109 Piscium (has a planet)

*TY Piscium (cataclysmic variable)




Juno



*Choo (Alpha Arae)

*Tseen Yin (Delta Arae)

*Melquarth (Mu Herculis)

*Lucida Mensae (Alpha Mensae, the brightest star of Mensa the Table Mountain)

*Kelb Alrai (Beta Ophiuchi)

Al Durajah (Gamma Ophiuchi)

*Iron Star (XX Ophiuchi)

Garden-Sprinkler Nebula (Henize 3-1475 Sagittarii)

*Galactic Center (Sagittarius A* Sagittarii)

Girtab (Kappa Scorpii)

*Aculeus (M-6 Scorpii, the Butterfly Cluster)

Hyman's Burper (GCRT J1745-3009 Scorpii; a pulsar)




Vesta



*Gladius Frederici (Iota Andromedae; marks the sword part of Frederici Honores,
the Honors of Frederick, an obsolete constellation)

*UV Ceti

*Nu Fornacis

*DK Lacertae (cataclysmic variable)

*Babcock's Star (HD 215441 Lacertae)





Chiron



LZ Aquarii (cataclysmic variable)

Nashira (Gamma Capricorni)

Castra (Epsilon Capricorni)

16 Cygni B (has a planet)

Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888 Cygni)

S Doradus

Al Faras al Thani (Lambda Equulei)

Phoenicopterus (Epsilon Gruis; an old name for Grus was Phoenicopterus, the
Flamingo)

TY Vulpeculae (cataclysmic variable)




North Node



*LZ Aquarii (cataclysmic variable)

Nashira (Gamma Capricorni)

*16 Cygni B (has a planet)

Blinking Planetary (NGC 6826 Cygni)

Gruid (Beta Gruis)

VW Hydri (cataclysmic variable)

Polophylax (Zeta Tucanae; marks the obsolete constellation Polophylax, the Pole
Guard)

TY Vulpeculae (cataclysmic variable)



South Node



*Ras Elased Australis (Epsilon Leonis)

*Ras Elased Borealis (Mu Leonis)

*Tania Australis (Mu Ursae Majoris)

*Pherkad (Gamma Ursae Minoris)

*Pherkad Minor (11 Ursae Minoris)




More later.




Mark A. Holmes

I'm trying to find right ascension and declination values for this
object that I can turn into zodiacal coordinates. When I do, I'll post
them.

Mark A. Holmes


> >
> >
> > Astronomers baffled by weird, fast-spinning pulsar - Yahoo! News
> >
> > http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080515/sc_nm/pulsar_dc_1
>
>
> BLGD.
>
> Mark A. Holmes
>
>
> Begin story.--
>
>
> Astronomers baffled by weird, fast-spinning pulsar
>
> By Will Dunham Thu May 15, 4:59 PM ET
>
> WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Astronomers are baffled after finding an exotic
> type of star called a pulsar apparently locked in an elongated orbit
> around a star much like the sun -- an arrangement defying what had
> been known about such objects.
>
> The rapidly spinning pulsar -- an extraordinarily dense object created
> when a massive star exploded as a supernova -- is called J1903+0327
> and is located about 21,000 light years from Earth, the astronomers
said.
>
> A light year is about 6 trillion miles, the distance light travels in
> a year.
>
> "The big question is -- how in the heck did this thing form, because
> it doesn't follow our standard models of how these things form,"
> astronomer Scott Ransom of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in
> Charlottesville, Virginia, said in a telephone interview on Thursday.
>
> This object is known as a millisecond pulsar because of its speedy
> whirl -- it spins on its axis 465 times per second.
>
> Until now, all of the ones found orbiting with another star have been
> doing so with a white dwarf, another type of dying star. In each case,
> they shared a perfectly circular orbit. But this one has a very
> elongated orbit around a star similar in size and composition to our
sun.
>
> "What we have found is a millisecond pulsar that is in the wrong kind
> of orbit around what appears to be the wrong kind of star," astronomer
> David Champion of the Australia Telescope National Facility said in a
> statement. "Now we have to figure out how this strange system was
> produced."
>
> It was detected using a radio telescope in Puerto Rico.
>
> Pulsars are a rare type of neutron star whose strong magnetic fields
> channel lighthouse-like beams of light and radio waves that whirl
> around as the star spins.
>
> Typical pulsars spin once a second to about 10 or 20 times a second.
> But millisecond pulsars spin far more rapidly.
>
> The understanding had been that these started out as typical,
> slower-spinning pulsars, then built up speed after material expelled
> from another star reached the pulsar's surface, giving it momentum.
>
> "If you were to ask any astronomer if we would have found a system
> like this, they would have said no. So this is a very big surprise,"
> Ransom said.
>
> The scientists, writing in the journal Science, speculate a third star
> -- perhaps a neutron star or white dwarf -- might be orbiting with the
> other two. Scientists know of about 100 pulsars in two-star, or
> binary, systems, and this might be the first in a triple-star system,
> Ransom said.
>
>
> --End story.
>

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>
>
> Mark Andrew Holmes (mahtezcatpoc@...) has sent you a news article.
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>
>
> Astronomers spot Milky Way's youngest supernova - Yahoo! News
>
> http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080515/ts_alt_afp/usastronomysupernova
>


BLGD...


Mark A. Holmes



--Begin story.


  Astronomers spot Milky Way's youngest supernova

by Jean-Louis Santini Thu May 15, 8:44 AM ET

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Astronomers have discovered the most recent
supernova in our Milky Way, hoping it will further knowledge about the
spectacular stellar explosions and the workings of our galaxy, a
research paper said Wednesday.

Named G1.9+0.3, the supernova in the constellation Sagittarius is some
140 years old and was detected through radio and X-ray telescopes,
since the original, dazzling explosion was hidden from view by a dense
field of gas and dust near the galaxy center, where it took place.

It is about 200 years younger than Cassiopeia A, the last known Milky
Way supernova that exploded around 1680. Age estimates are based on
the rate of expansion of the supernova remains -- the faster the
expansion the more recent the explosion.

Stephen Reynolds of North Carolina State University in Raleigh, who
led the study, said the new supernova was first noticed by astronomers
more than 20 years ago, when the original explosion was estimated to
have happened 400-1,000 years ago.

Its more recent origin became apparent, he said, when images of the
object taken in 2007 through NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory were
compared with the 1985 images of the National Radio Astronomy
Observatory's Very Large Array, which also belongs to NASA.

In the intervening 22 years, Reynolds said, the supernova remnants had
expanded about 16 percent, indicating that they were much younger than
previously thought.

Measurements taken earlier this year by the Very Large Array confirmed
the age of the supernova remains at 140 years, possibly less if the
expansion has been slowing down, making it the youngest on record in
the Milky Way, the astrophysicist said.

With an unobstructed view, had the supernova not taken place near the
center of the galaxy, the stellar explosion would have been visible in
1870-1900 in Sagittarius and probably taken for a new star, he explained.

"We can see some supernova explosions with optical telescopes across
half of the universe, but when they're in this murk we can miss them
in our own cosmic backyard," Reynolds said in a telephone press
conference.

"Fortunately, the expanding gas cloud from the explosion shines
brightly in radio waves and X-rays for thousands of years. X-ray and
radio telescopes can see through all that obscuration and show us what
we've been missing."

He said astronomers normally observe ancient supernova remnants with
small rates in expansion that are very difficult to measure.

The remains of the galaxy's most recent supernova are very brilliant
and should afford astronomers keener insight into the phenomenon and
its effects on the surrounding galaxy, Reynolds said.

"No other object in the galaxy has properties like this," he said.
"This find is extremely important for learning more about how some
stars explode and what happens in the aftermath."

Supernovae occur when stars run out of nuclear fuel and explode,
providing crucial information about the universe's history.

They heat and redistribute large amounts of gas, and pump heavy
elements out into their surroundings and can trigger the formation of
new stars as part of a cycle of stellar death and rebirth.

The explosion also can leave behind, in addition to the expanding
remnant, a central neutron star or black hole.

A rare occurrence in the span of a human lifetime, supernovae are
estimated to happen about three times per century in the Milky Way.

"If the supernova rate estimates are correct, there should be the
remnants of about 10 supernova explosions that are younger than
Cassiopeia A," said David Green of the University of Cambridge in the
United Kingdom, who led the Very Large Array study.

"It's great to finally track one of them down."

The study is published in the January 10 issue of The Astrophysical
Journal Letters.


--End story.

http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2008/g19/

"Coordinates (J2000)
"RA 17h 48m 45s | Dec -27° 10' 00" "

28 Sagittarius 19.

I'm calling this one Reynolds' Star.


Mark A. Holmes


> --- In thefixedstars@yahoogroups.com, Mark Andrew Holmes
> <mahtezcatpoc@> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Mark Andrew Holmes (mahtezcatpoc@) has sent you a news article.
> > (Email address has not been verified.)
> > ------------------------------------------------------------
> > Personal message:
> >
> >
> >
> > Astronomers spot Milky Way's youngest supernova - Yahoo! News
> >
> > http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080515/ts_alt_afp/usastronomysupernova
> >
>
>
> BLGD...
>
>
> Mark A. Holmes
>
>
>
> --Begin story.
>
>
>  Astronomers spot Milky Way's youngest supernova
>
> by Jean-Louis Santini Thu May 15, 8:44 AM ET
>
> WASHINGTON (AFP) - Astronomers have discovered the most recent
> supernova in our Milky Way, hoping it will further knowledge about the
> spectacular stellar explosions and the workings of our galaxy, a
> research paper said Wednesday.
>
> Named G1.9+0.3, the supernova in the constellation Sagittarius is some
> 140 years old and was detected through radio and X-ray telescopes,
> since the original, dazzling explosion was hidden from view by a dense
> field of gas and dust near the galaxy center, where it took place.
>
> It is about 200 years younger than Cassiopeia A, the last known Milky
> Way supernova that exploded around 1680. Age estimates are based on
> the rate of expansion of the supernova remains -- the faster the
> expansion the more recent the explosion.
>
> Stephen Reynolds of North Carolina State University in Raleigh, who
> led the study, said the new supernova was first noticed by astronomers
> more than 20 years ago, when the original explosion was estimated to
> have happened 400-1,000 years ago.
>
> Its more recent origin became apparent, he said, when images of the
> object taken in 2007 through NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory were
> compared with the 1985 images of the National Radio Astronomy
> Observatory's Very Large Array, which also belongs to NASA.
>
> In the intervening 22 years, Reynolds said, the supernova remnants had
> expanded about 16 percent, indicating that they were much younger than
> previously thought.
>
> Measurements taken earlier this year by the Very Large Array confirmed
> the age of the supernova remains at 140 years, possibly less if the
> expansion has been slowing down, making it the youngest on record in
> the Milky Way, the astrophysicist said.
>
> With an unobstructed view, had the supernova not taken place near the
> center of the galaxy, the stellar explosion would have been visible in
> 1870-1900 in Sagittarius and probably taken for a new star, he
explained.
>
> "We can see some supernova explosions with optical telescopes across
> half of the universe, but when they're in this murk we can miss them
> in our own cosmic backyard," Reynolds said in a telephone press
> conference.
>
> "Fortunately, the expanding gas cloud from the explosion shines
> brightly in radio waves and X-rays for thousands of years. X-ray and
> radio telescopes can see through all that obscuration and show us what
> we've been missing."
>
> He said astronomers normally observe ancient supernova remnants with
> small rates in expansion that are very difficult to measure.
>
> The remains of the galaxy's most recent supernova are very brilliant
> and should afford astronomers keener insight into the phenomenon and
> its effects on the surrounding galaxy, Reynolds said.
>
> "No other object in the galaxy has properties like this," he said.
> "This find is extremely important for learning more about how some
> stars explode and what happens in the aftermath."
>
> Supernovae occur when stars run out of nuclear fuel and explode,
> providing crucial information about the universe's history.
>
> They heat and redistribute large amounts of gas, and pump heavy
> elements out into their surroundings and can trigger the formation of
> new stars as part of a cycle of stellar death and rebirth.
>
> The explosion also can leave behind, in addition to the expanding
> remnant, a central neutron star or black hole.
>
> A rare occurrence in the span of a human lifetime, supernovae are
> estimated to happen about three times per century in the Milky Way.
>
> "If the supernova rate estimates are correct, there should be the
> remnants of about 10 supernova explosions that are younger than
> Cassiopeia A," said David Green of the University of Cambridge in the
> United Kingdom, who led the Very Large Array study.
>
> "It's great to finally track one of them down."
>
> The study is published in the January 10 issue of The Astrophysical
> Journal Letters.
>
>
> --End story.
>

--- In thefixedstars@yahoogroups.com, Mark Andrew Holmes
<mahtezcatpoc@...> wrote:
>
> As of midnight GMT.
>
> Asterisks indicate alignments that weren't there a
> week ago today (with a 1 00' orb).
>
>
>
>
> Jupiter
>
>
>
> Deneb Okab (aka Dheneb; Zeta Aquilae)
>
> SS433 (V1343 Aquilae; an unusual X-ray binary star)
>
> *BY Draconis (cataclysmic variable)
>
> Ring Nebula (M-57 Lyrae)
>
> Lucida Octantis (Nu Octantis, the brightest star in
> Octans the Octant)
>
>
>
>
> Saturn
>
>
>
> Cat's Paw (G Hydrae; in the obsolete constellation
> Felis the Cat, underneath the forepaw of the Cat)
>
> T Pyxidis (cataclysmic variable)
>
> Lalande 21185 (Ursae Majoris; nearby star, has
> planets)
>
> Vela Pulsar (PSR B0833-45 Velorum)
>
>
>
>
> Uranus
>
>
>
> SS Cygni (cataclysmic variable)
>
> *q1 Eridani (aka HD 10647; has a planet)
>
>
>
>
> Neptune
>
>
>
> Sadalsuud (Beta Aquarii)
>
> Bunda (Xi Aquarii)


this gets its name from a Persian lunar station I haven't been able to
find a translation for


>
> Deneb Algedi (Delta Capricorni)
>
> Kitalpha (Alpha Equulei)
>
> Al Faras Al Awwal (Gamma Equulei)
>
> *Pherasauval (Delta Equulei)


Arabic = the first horse


>
> Tau-1 Gruis (has planets)
>
>
>
>
> Pluto
>
>
>
>
> Tao Shou (Theta Arae)
>
> Ramo (95 Herculis; the Branch, which Hercules is
> sometimes shown holding in his hand, sometimes
> Cerberus)
>
> Polaris Australis (Sigma Octantis)
>
> Polarissima Australis (NGC 2573 Octantis; a galaxy
> close to the south celestial pole, even closer than
> Polaris Australis, hence the name)
>
> Fellah (67 Ophiuchi)
>
> Poniatovii (70 Ophiuchi; marks the obsolete
> constellation Taurus Poniatovii [Poniatowski's Bull],
> of which Fellah is also a part)
>
> Alnasl (Gamma Sagittarii)
>
> Lagoon Nebula (M-8 Sagittarii)
>
> Trifid Nebula (M-20 Sagittarii)
>
> Spiculum (M-8, M-20, M-21 Sagittarii; the Lagoon and
> Trifid Nebulas plus the star cluster M-21)
>
> Red Spider Nebula (NGC 6537 Sagittarii)
>
> Gomez's Hamburger (IRAS 18059-3211 Sagittarii, a
> protoplanetary nebula)
>
> DZ Serpentis (cataclysmic variable)
>
>
>
>
> Eris
>
>
>
> Saderazra (Delta Andromedae)
>
> Termes Frederici (Psi Andromedae; one of the stars in
> Frederici Honores, the Honors of Frederick [a crown,
> quill pen, sword and olive branch]: Psi Andromedae
> marks the olive branch)
>
> FX Cephei
>
> VV Cephei (cataclysmic variables)
>
> *Baten Kaitos (Zeta Ceti)



shipwreck, train wreck


>
>
>
>
> Ceres
>
>
>
> *BB Doradus (cataclysmic variable)


Big Brother[?]



>
> *Mirfak (Alpha Persei)


Arabic = elbow


>
> *Menkib (Zeta Persei)


Arabic = shoulder or collarbone



>
> *Kattupothu (Mu Tauri)


Malayalam = wild bull

(Malayalam is a language primarily spoken in the Indian state of
Kerala on India's southern west coast. This state includes the city of
Kozhikode, known to medieval and Renaissance Europeans as Calicut; the
word "calico" comes from this name.

You have learned something else new today!)


>
>
>
> Pallas
>
>
>
> *Blue Snowball Nebula (NGC 7662 Andromedae)



when it rains, it pours


>
> *Alderamin (Alpha Cephei)


Arabic = the right arm


>
> *Phicareus (Epsilon Cephei)


Phoenician = fire-kindler

>
> *Deneb Algenubi (Eta Ceti)

Arabic = the southern tail


>
> *DI Lacertae (cataclysmic variable)
>
>
>
>
> Juno
>
>
>
> Rukbalgethi Genubi (Theta Herculis)
>
> Baraka (Xi Herculis)
>
> AH Mensae (cataclysmic variable)
>
> *Sinistra (Nu Ophiuchi)
>
> Sakurai's Object (V4334 Sagittarii)
>
> Acumen (M-7 Scorpii; Ptolemy's Cluster)
>
>
>
>
> Vesta
>
>
>
> *Fetus Nebula (NGC 7008 Cygni)
>
> *Lacerta Cauda (1 Lacertae)


wriggling out of someone's grasp (like a lizard whose tail breaks off
in its captor's hand), making a clean escape


>
> *BL Lacertae


a consuming fire


>
> *Cosmic 6 Nebula (Abell 79 Lacertae)
>
> *Markab (Alpha Pegasi)
>
> *Sadalpheretz (Lambda Pegasi)


Arabic = lucky star of the horse


>
> *Sadalbari (Mu Pegasi)


Arabic = lucky star of the splendid one


>
> *51 Pegasi (has a planet)
>
> *Pegasus 1 Cluster (NGC 7619 Pegasi)
>
> *Zeta Reticuli (prominent in UFO lore)
>
>
>
>
> Chiron
>
>
>
> Castra (Epsilon Capricorni)
>
> The Red-Necked Emu (Harrington STAR 26 Cygni; an
> asterism, 29 Cygni and other stars)
>
> Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888 Cygni)
>
> Al Ukud (Gamma Delphini)
>
> HR Delphini (cataclysmic variable)
>
> Al Faras al Thani (Lambda Equulei)
>
> *Phoenicopterus (Epsilon Gruis; an old name for Grus
> was Phoenicopterus, the Flamingo)


colorful


>
> Ras Alkurki (Lambda Gruis)
>
> IL Vulpeculae (cataclysmic variable)
>
>
>
>
> North Node
>
>
>
> *Baxendell's Nebula (NGC 7088 Aquarii; supposedly an
> optical illusion)
>
> Kuh (Mu Capricorni)
>
> Propeller Nebula (MRSL 479 Cygni)
>
> Cor Piscis Austrini (Beta Piscis Austrini; close to
> the heart of Piscis Austrini the Southern Fish [more
> like the gills, maybe])
>
>
>
>
> South Node
>
>
>
> Cat's Eye Nebula (NGC 6543 Draconis)
>
> Alphard (Alpha Hydrae)
>
> Ukdah (Tau-2 Hydrae)
>
> Adhafera (Zeta Leonis)
>
> Al Sumut (Alpha Pyxidis)
>
> Funis (Beta Pyxidis; marks the line part of the
> obsolete constellation Lochium et Funis, the Log and
> Line)
>
> Regor (Gamma Velorum)
>
>
>
>


More later.


Mark A. Holmes

As of midnight GMT.

Asterisks indicate alignments that weren't there a week ago today (with a 1 00'
orb).





Jupiter



Van Biesbroeck's Star (Gliese 752 B Aquilae)

Snowglobe Nebula (NGC 6781 Aquilae)

Sulaphat (Gamma Lyrae)

Cor Pavonis (Sigma Pavonis; marking Pavo the Peacock's heart)

Merrill's Star (M 1-67 Sagittae; a protoplanetary nebula)




Saturn



Cat's Paw (G Hydrae; marks the forepaw of the obsolete constellation Felis the
Cat)

T Pyxidis (cataclysmic variable)

Lalande 21185 (Ursae Majoris; nearby star, has planets)




Uranus



Fetus Nebula (NGC 7008 Cygni)

Simmah (Gamma Eridani)

Sadalpheretz (Lambda Pegasi)

Solarium (Beta Reticuli; marks the obsolete constellation Solarium the Sundial)




Neptune



Sadalsuud (Beta Aquarii)

Bunda (Xi Aquarii)

Deneb Algedi (Delta Capricorni)

Sador (Gamma Cygni)

Al Faras Al Awwal (Gamma Equulei)

Pherasauval (Delta Equulei)

Tau-1 Gruis (has planets)




Pluto



Tao Shou (Theta Arae)

Ramo (95 Herculis; the Branch, which Hercules is sometimes shown holding in his
hand, sometimes Cerberus)

Sinistra (Nu Ophiuchi)

Fellah (67 Ophiuchi)

Alnasl (Gamma Sagittarii)

Lagoon Nebula (M-8 Sagittarii)

Trifid Nebula (M-20 Sagittarii)

Spiculum (M-8, M-20, M-21 Sagittarii; the Lagoon and Trifid Nebulas plus the
star cluster M-21)

DZ Serpentis (cataclysmic variable)




Eris



Saderazra (Delta Andromedae)

VV Cephei (cataclysmic variable)

Baten Kaitos (Zeta Ceti)




Ceres



*Andrew's Star (HD 37519 Aurigae)

*Refugium (Mu Columbae)

*Zeta Leporis (has planets)

*Flame Nebula (NGC 2024 Orionis)

*Horsehead Nebula (IC 434 Orionis)

*McNeil's Nebula (EQ J054614-00058 Orionis)

*Al Hecka (Zeta Tauri; aka Tien Kuan)




Pallas



*Sheratan (Beta Arietis)

*Caph (Beta Cassiopeiae)

*DK Cassiopeiae (cataclysmic variable)

*Al Sadr al Ketus (Pi Ceti)

*79 Ceti (has planets)




Juno



Choo (Alpha Arae)

*Karnot Mizbeach (Beta Arae)

*Zadok (Gamma Arae)

*Grumium (Xi Draconis)

Melquarth (Mu Herculis)

Lucida Mensae (Alpha Mensae, the brightest star of Mensa the Table Mountain)

Kelb Alrai (Beta Ophiuchi)

*Shaula (Lambda Scorpii)

*Lesath (Upsilon Scorpii)

*Walnut Nebula (IRAS 17245-3951 Scorpii)




Vesta



*Corona Frederici (Lambda Andromedae; part of the obsolete constellation
Frederici Honores [The Honors of Frederick], composed of a crown, quill pen,
sword and olive branch. Lambda Andromedae marks the crown, therefore, Corona
Frederici.)

*PX Andromedae (cataclysmic variable)

*Al Durr al Manthur (Tau Ceti)

*Aquae Abyssi (Upsilon Ceti)

*Epsilon Reticuli (has planets)




Chiron



LZ Aquarii (cataclysmic variable)

Nashira (Gamma Capricorni)

Castra (Epsilon Capricorni)

16 Cygni B (has a planet)

Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888 Cygni)

S Doradus

Al Faras al Thani (Lambda Equulei)

Phoenicopterus (Epsilon Gruis; an old name for Grus was Phoenicopterus, the
Flamingo)

TY Vulpeculae (cataclysmic variable)




North Node



LZ Aquarii (cataclysmic variable)

Nashira (Gamma Capricorni)

16 Cygni B (has a planet)

Gruid (Beta Gruis)

VW Hydri (cataclysmic variable)

TY Vulpeculae (cataclysmic variable)




South Node



Ras Elased Australis (Epsilon Leonis)

Ras Elased Borealis (Mu Leonis)

Tania Australis (Mu Ursae Majoris)

Pherkad (Gamma Ursae Minoris)

Pherkad Minor (11 Ursae Minoris)




More later.




Mark A. Holmes

--- In thefixedstars@yahoogroups.com, sisterbellabee@... wrote:
>
> In a message dated 6/1/2008 8:57:58 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> mahtezcatpoc@... writes:
>
> Asterisks indicate alignments that weren't there a week ago today
(with  a 1
> 00'
> orb).
>
> Jupiter
>
> Van Biesbroeck's Star (Gliese 752 B  Aquilae)
>
> Snowglobe Nebula (NGC 6781 Aquilae)
>
> Sulaphat (Gamma  Lyrae)
>
> Cor Pavonis (Sigma Pavonis; marking Pavo the Peacock's  heart)
>
> Dear Mark, you might find this article of interest, recently here
at  the
> Oregon Zoo:
>
> "Zoo officials announced Friday that they plan to put the resident
peacocks
> and peahens up for adoption to suitable rural homes -- just as soon
as keepers
>  can catch the wily, free-roaming birds."
>
>
_http://www.oregonlive.com/living/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/living/121
22043167
> 6690.xml&coll=7_
>
(http://www.oregonlive.com/living/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/living/121
220431676690.xml&coll=7)
>
> Jupiter was also directly aspected by midpoints:  Sun/Saturn,
Mercury/Nodes
> and Mars/Pluto.
>


Thanks.

Is that "heart of a peacock" or "heart for a peacock" in this case?


Mark A. Holmes

She has Pavo occupying most of her 3rd house (using Vivian Robson's
coordinates) and Juno aligned with Cor Pavonis.

Something else about Jupiter transiting the longitude of the star at
the heart of the Peacock: Tata Motors (an Indian company) just
acquired Jaguar from Ford. The national bird of India is the peacock.

Mark A. Holmes


--- In thefixedstars@yahoogroups.com, sisterbellabee@... wrote:
>
>
> In a message dated 6/2/2008 3:26:10 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> mahtezcatpoc@... writes:
>
> Is  that "heart of a peacock" or "heart for a peacock" in this  case?
>
>
> Dear Mark, well I don't know.  But here is the data for a lady, who
  had kept
> peacocks on her farm at one point, along with a multitude of fine
feathered
> friends, as well as goats and other farm friends.   She tends
several head of
> longhorn cattle too:
>
> Female Chart
> Dec 25 1947, 1:50 am, PST +8:00
> Klamath  Falls Oregon 42°N13'30'' 121°W46'50''
>
> I'm not familiar with the peacock constellation, but if Jupiter is
> transiting its heart, it appears to be a well aspected area of her
horoscope,  let me
> know if you think so.
>
> Sincerely, Sherri

As of midnight GMT.

Asterisks indicate alignments that weren't there a week ago today (with a 1 00'
orb).





Jupiter



Van Biesbroeck's Star (Gliese 752 B Aquilae)

*SS433 (V1343 Aquilae; an unusual X-ray binary star)

*BY Draconis

*Ring Nebula (M-57 Lyrae)

Cor Pavonis (Sigma Pavonis; marking Pavo the Peacock's heart)




Saturn



Cat's Paw (G Hydrae; marks the forepaw of the obsolete constellation Felis the
Cat)

T Pyxidis (cataclysmic variable)

*El Kophrah (Chi Ursae Majoris)

Lalande 21185 (Ursae Majoris; nearby star, has planets)

*Vela Pulsar (PSR B0833-45 Velorum)




Uranus



Fetus Nebula (NGC 7008 Cygni)

Simmah (Gamma Eridani)

Sadalpheretz (Lambda Pegasi)

Solarium (Beta Reticuli; marks the obsolete constellation Solarium the Sundial)





Neptune



Sadalsuud (Beta Aquarii)

Bunda (Xi Aquarii)

Deneb Algedi (Delta Capricorni)

Sador (Gamma Cygni)

*Kitalpha (Alpha Equulei)

Al Faras Al Awwal (Gamma Equulei)

Pherasauval (Delta Equulei)

Tau-1 Gruis (has planets)




Pluto



*Baraka (Xi Herculis)

Ramo (95 Herculis; the Branch, which Hercules is sometimes shown holding in his
hand, sometimes Cerberus)

Sinistra (Nu Ophiuchi)

Fellah (67 Ophiuchi)

Lagoon Nebula (M-8 Sagittarii)

Trifid Nebula (M-20 Sagittarii)

DZ Serpentis (cataclysmic variable)




Eris



Saderazra (Delta Andromedae)

VV Cephei (cataclysmic variable)

Baten Kaitos (Zeta Ceti)




Ceres



*BY Camelopardalis (cataclysmic variable aka nova)

*Tsze (Lambda Columbae)

*Betelgeuse (Alpha Orionis)

*CN Orionis (cataclysmic variable)

*Polaris (Alpha Ursae Minoris)

*The Diamond Ring (Harrington STAR 1 Ursae Minoris; a small asterism near
Polaris)




Pallas



*Adhil (Xi Andromedae)

*Keun Nan Mun Primus (Phi Andromedae)

*Hamal (Alpha Arietis)

*Schedir (Alpha Cassiopeiae)

*IC 10 X-1 (Cassiopeiae)

*Phycochroma (Delta Ceti)

*M-77 (Ceti; maser with excessive infrared emissions)

*Lucida Doradus (Alpha Doradus; the brightest star, or lucida, of Dorado the
Mahimahi)

*Metallah (Alpha Trianguli)




Juno



*Stingray Nebula (Henize 3-1357 Arae)

*Rasalhague (Alpha Ophiuchi)

*Little Ghost Nebula (NGC 6339 Ophiuchi)

*Cheerio Nebula (NGC 6337 Scorpii)

Walnut Nebula (IRAS 17245-3951 Scorpii)

*Pismis 24 (Scorpii)




Vesta



*Saderazra (Delta Andromedae)

*VV Cephei (cataclysmic variable)

*Baten Kaitos (Zeta Ceti)




Chiron



LZ Aquarii (cataclysmic variable)

Nashira (Gamma Capricorni)

Castra (Epsilon Capricorni)

16 Cygni B (has a planet)

Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888 Cygni)

S Doradus

Al Faras al Thani (Lambda Equulei)

Phoenicopterus (Epsilon Gruis; an old name for Grus was Phoenicopterus, the
Flamingo)

TY Vulpeculae (cataclysmic variable)




North Node



LZ Aquarii (cataclysmic variable)

*Nashira (Gamma Capricorni)

*Castra (Epsilon Capricorni)

16 Cygni B (has a planet)

*Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888 Cygni)

*The Red-Necked Emu (Harrington STAR 26 Cygni; an asterism around 29 Cygni
composed mostly of blue stars that is said to resemble an emu, with a red star
in its neck)

S Doradus

Al Faras al Thani (Lambda Equulei)

Phoenicopterus (Epsilon Gruis; an old name for Grus was Phoenicopterus, the
Flamingo)

*IL Vulpeculae (cataclysmic variable)



South Node



Ras Elased Australis (Epsilon Leonis)

Ras Elased Borealis (Mu Leonis)

*Tania Borealis (Lambda Ursae Majoris)

Tania Australis (Mu Ursae Majoris)





More later.




Mark A. Holmes

for those that went to UAC?

haven't heard a word? still digesting things?

MissB

--- In thefixedstars@yahoogroups.com, "allreligionnews"
<allreligionnews@...> wrote:
>
>   I'm starting a site for ALL religious news, beginning with paganism
> and Catholicism:


Get lost.


Mark A. Holmes

This group is now a Restricted group, that is, I am now going to
approve all requests to join. Anyone who leaves and then wants to
return or anyone who wants to join in the future will now have to
leave a message saying why they want to join. Just something simple
like "I'm interested in the study of fixed stars" or "I was away for a
while and would like to rejoin," anything that will let me know that
you're not joining the group to spam it. I'm tired of spammers joining
just to post ads about "handsome and cool bikers," online porn,
discount medicines or whatever. That's why I made this change. It's a
pain in the butt to have to delete spammers'  messages and ban them
from my groups all the time. It looks like some of you are getting
tired of the spam, too.

(BTW: if you get banned from any of my groups, for spamming or making
trouble, you will be banned from all of the groups I own.)

Have a nice day.


Mark A. Holmes

--- In thefixedstars@yahoogroups.com, Mark Andrew Holmes
<mahtezcatpoc@...> wrote:
>
> As of midnight GMT.
>
> Asterisks indicate alignments that weren't there a
> week ago today (with a 1 00' orb).
>
>
>
>
> Jupiter
>
>
>
> *Van Biesbroeck's Star (Gliese 752 B Aquilae)
>
> *Sulaphat (Gamma Lyrae)
>
> *Cor Pavonis (Sigma Pavonis; marking Pavo the
> Peacock's heart)
>
>
>
>
> Saturn
>
>
>
> Cat's Paw (G Hydrae; in the obsolete constellation
> Felis the Cat, underneath the forepaw of the Cat)
>
> T Pyxidis (cataclysmic variable)
>
> *Megrez (Delta Ursae Majoris)
>
> Lalande 21185 (Ursae Majoris; nearby star, has
> planets)
>
> Vela Pulsar (PSR B0833-45 Velorum)
>
>
>
>
> Uranus
>
>
>
> SS Cygni (cataclysmic variable)
>
> q1 Eridani (aka HD 10647; has a planet)


Let me try and locate this one...


>
> *Solarium (Beta Reticuli; marks the obsolete
> constellation Solarium the Sundial)


see the signs and know the time (when it's getting time to...do something)



>
> *Simmah (Gamma Eridani)
>
>
>
>
> Neptune
>
>
>
> Sadalsuud (Beta Aquarii)
>
> Bunda (Xi Aquarii)
>
> Deneb Algedi (Delta Capricorni)
>
> Kitalpha (Alpha Equulei)
>
> Al Faras Al Awwal (Gamma Equulei)
>
> Pherasauval (Delta Equulei)
>
> Tau-1 Gruis (has planets)
>
>
>
> Pluto
>
>
>
> Tao Shou (Theta Arae)
>
> Ramo (95 Herculis; the Branch, which Hercules is
> sometimes shown holding in his hand, sometimes
> Cerberus)
>
> Polaris Australis (Sigma Octantis)
>
> Polarissima Australis (NGC 2573 Octantis; a galaxy
> close to the south celestial pole, even closer than
> Polaris Australis, hence the name)
>
> Fellah (67 Ophiuchi)
>
> Poniatovii (70 Ophiuchi; marks the obsolete
> constellation Taurus Poniatovii [Poniatowski's Bull],
> of which Fellah is also a part)
>
> Alnasl (Gamma Sagittarii)
>
> Lagoon Nebula (M-8 Sagittarii)
>
> Trifid Nebula (M-20 Sagittarii)
>
> Spiculum (M-8, M-20, M-21 Sagittarii; the Lagoon and
> Trifid Nebulas plus the star cluster M-21)
>
> Red Spider Nebula (NGC 6537 Sagittarii)
>
> Gomez's Hamburger (IRAS 18059-3211 Sagittarii, a
> protoplanetary nebula)
>
> DZ Serpentis (cataclysmic variable)
>
>
>
>
> Eris
>
>
>
> Saderazra (Delta Andromedae)
>
> VV Cephei (cataclysmic variable)
>
> Baten Kaitos (Zeta Ceti)
>
>
>
>
> Ceres
>
>
>
> *FT Camelopardalis (cataclysmic variable)


foot (units of measurement?)


>
> *Pazmino's Cluster (Stock 23 Camelopardalis)


I think I might have posted on this before


>
> *AM Cassiopeiae (cataclysmic variable)


having to do with talk radio


>
> *The Little Queen (Harrington STAR 25 Draconis; a
> small asterism surrounded by Chi, Phi and Upsilon
> Draconis that looks somewhat like Cassiopeia)


a pampered little girl or young teenager making the news?


>
> *Sceptrum (53 Eridani; the chief star of the obsolete
> constellation Sceptrum Brandenburgicum [the Scepter of
> Brandenburg])
>
> *Adid Borealis (Delta Persei)
>
> *Adid Media (Nu Persei)
>
> *Menchib (Xi Persei)
>
> *California Nebula (NGC 1499 Persei; diffuse nebula)


obscure vision on the subject of California?


>
> *Prima Hyadum (Gamma Tauri)
>
> *Crystal Ball Nebula (NGC 1514 Tauri)


trying to see into the future


>
>
>
>
> Pallas
>
>
>
> *Alpheratz (Alpha Andromedae)
>
> *OR Andromedae (cataclysmic variable)


having to do with Oregon?


>
> *Cor Regis (Nu Cephei; marks the heart of Cepheus the
> King)


(Former) King Gyanendra?


>
> *UV Ceti

ultraviolet, the deteriorating ozone layer


>
> *DK Lacertae (cataclysmic variable)


"dookie" (crap)


>
>
>
>
> Juno
>
>
>
> Rukbalgethi Genubi (Theta Herculis)
>
> Baraka (Xi Herculis)
>
> Sinistra (Nu Ophiuchi)
>
> Acumen (M-7 Scorpii; Ptolemy's Cluster)
>
> *DZ Serpentis (cataclysmic variable)
>
>
>
>
> Vesta
>
>
>
> *Sama al Azrak (Pi-2 Cygni)
>
> *Cocoon Nebula (IC 5146 Cygni)
>
> *Stephan's Quintet (NGC 7317, 7318A, 7318B, 7319, 7320
> Pegasi; a group of galaxies northwest of Pi Pegasi
> near the Lacerta border)
>
> *Deer Lick Group (NGC 7331, 7335, 7336, 7337, and 7340
> Pegasi; a group of galaxies)
>
>
>
>
> Chiron
>
>
>
> Castra (Epsilon Capricorni)
>
> The Red-Necked Emu (Harrington STAR 26 Cygni; an
> asterism, 29 Cygni and other stars)
>
> Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888 Cygni)
>
> Al Ukud (Gamma Delphini)
>
> HR Delphini (cataclysmic variable)
>
> Al Faras al Thani (Lambda Equulei)
>
> Phoenicopterus (Epsilon Gruis; an old name for Grus
> was Phoenicopterus, the Flamingo)
>
> IL Vulpeculae (cataclysmic variable)
>
>
>
>
> North Node
>
>
>
> Baxendell's Nebula (NGC 7088 Aquarii; supposedly an
> optical illusion)
>
> Kuh (Mu Capricorni)
>
> Propeller Nebula (MRSL 479 Cygni)
>
> *Sze Wei (Beta Equulei)
>
>
>
>
> South Node
>
>
>
> Cat's Eye Nebula (NGC 6543 Draconis)
>
> Ukdah (Tau-2 Hydrae)
>
> Al Sumut (Alpha Pyxidis)
>
> Funis (Beta Pyxidis; marks the line part of the
> obsolete constellation Lochium et Funis, the Log and
> Line)
>
> *Malus (Gamma Pyxidis; Pyxis, the Compass, was
> originally called Malus, the Mast of the Ship Argo)
>
>



a trial, a banner flying



I'll try to continue this tomorrow. It's getting late.


Mark A. Holmes

Mark sent

> Ceres
>
>
>
> *FT Camelopardalis (cataclysmic variable)

foot (units of measurement?)

>
> *Pazmino's Cluster (Stock 23 Camelopardalis)

I think I might have posted on this before

>
> *AM Cassiopeiae (cataclysmic variable)

having to do with talk radio

>
> *The Little Queen (Harrington STAR 25 Draconis; a small asterism
> surrounded by Chi, Phi and Upsilon Draconis that looks somewhat like
> Cassiopeia)

a pampered little girl or young teenager making the news?

>
> *Sceptrum (53 Eridani; the chief star of the obsolete constellation
> Sceptrum Brandenburgicum [the Scepter of
> Brandenburg])
>
> *Adid Borealis (Delta Persei)
>
> *Adid Media (Nu Persei)
>
> *Menchib (Xi Persei)
>
> *California Nebula (NGC 1499 Persei; diffuse nebula)

obscure vision on the subject of California?

>
> *Prima Hyadum (Gamma Tauri)
>
> *Crystal Ball Nebula (NGC 1514 Tauri)

trying to see into the future
]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]

To me, the Perseus connections are the most meaningful, because
Perseus is "The Rescuer" and Ceres has to do with food - there have been
major news stories about the attempts to help the storm victims in
Myanmar (Burma) and China's quake victims, etc, as well as looming
world-wide food shortages

Love, Diana

Website: http://ye-stars.com

--- In thefixedstars@yahoogroups.com, "Diana K Rosenberg"
<fixed.stars@...> wrote:
>
> Mark sent
>
> > Ceres

> >
> > *Adid Borealis (Delta Persei)
> >
> > *Adid Media (Nu Persei)


Arabic/Latin = (respectively) "northern one" and "middle one of the
upper arm" (of the Pleiades)


> >
> > *Menchib (Xi Persei)


Arabic = shoulder, collarbone


> >
> > *California Nebula (NGC 1499 Persei; diffuse nebula)
>
>
> obscure vision on the subject of California?
>

> ]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]]



> Perseus is "The Rescuer" and Ceres has to do with food - there have
been
> major news stories about the attempts to help the storm victims in
> Myanmar (Burma) and China's quake victims, etc, as well as looming
> world-wide food shortages
>


And, California, which grows a lot of America's vegetables, was one of
the first places looked at as the source of those
salmonella-contaminated raw tomatoes that have also been in the news,
but apparently the tomatoes didn't come from California.

Also: Ceres = family life. Legal same-sex marriages are about to
commence in California, and while some people think they are trying to
"rescue" marriage from inclusion of same-sex couples in the
institution, others want to rescue (same-sex) marriage from the
self-appointed "rescuers."


Mark A. Holmes

> --- In thefixedstars@yahoogroups.com, Mark Andrew Holmes
> <mahtezcatpoc@> wrote:
> >
> > As of midnight GMT.
> >
> > Asterisks indicate alignments that weren't there a
> > week ago today (with a 1 00' orb).
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Jupiter
> >
> >
> >
> > *Van Biesbroeck's Star (Gliese 752 B Aquilae)


near 22 Aquilae on the Eagle's chest (or back)


> >
> > *Sulaphat (Gamma Lyrae)


going slowly, withdrawing



> >
> > *Cor Pavonis (Sigma Pavonis; marking Pavo the
> > Peacock's heart)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Saturn
> >
> >
> >
> > Cat's Paw (G Hydrae; in the obsolete constellation
> > Felis the Cat, underneath the forepaw of the Cat)

used for selfish reasons



> >
> > T Pyxidis (cataclysmic variable)
> >
> > *Megrez (Delta Ursae Majoris)
> >
> > Lalande 21185 (Ursae Majoris; nearby star, has
> > planets)
> >
> > Vela Pulsar (PSR B0833-45 Velorum)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Uranus
> >
> >
> >
> > SS Cygni (cataclysmic variable)
> >
> > q1 Eridani (aka HD 10647; has a planet)
>
>
> Let me try and locate this one...


Between Achernar and Chi Eridani, at the mouth of the River Eridanus...


>
>
> >
> > *Solarium (Beta Reticuli; marks the obsolete
> > constellation Solarium the Sundial)
>
>
> see the signs and know the time (when it's getting time to...do
something)
>
>
>
> >
> > *Simmah (Gamma Eridani)


From Abb`e Banier's 1732 commentary on Ovid's "Metamorphoses":

"...it appears that the young Princess, exposed by Dercetis, was the
famous Semiramis, her own Daughter. Diodorus  relates that she was
found by some Shepherds and carried to Simma, the Wife of an Over-seer
of the King's Flocks, who took great care of her Education and gave
her the Name of Semiramis, which, in the Syriac, signifies a Dove."

> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Neptune
> >
> >
> >
> > Sadalsuud (Beta Aquarii)
> >
> > Bunda (Xi Aquarii)
> >
> > Deneb Algedi (Delta Capricorni)
> >
> > Kitalpha (Alpha Equulei)
> >
> > Al Faras Al Awwal (Gamma Equulei)
> >
> > Pherasauval (Delta Equulei)
> >
> > Tau-1 Gruis (has planets)
> >
> >
> >
> > Pluto
> >
> >
> >
> > Tao Shou (Theta Arae)
> >
> > Ramo (95 Herculis; the Branch, which Hercules is
> > sometimes shown holding in his hand, sometimes
> > Cerberus)
> >
> > Polaris Australis (Sigma Octantis)
> >
> > Polarissima Australis (NGC 2573 Octantis; a galaxy
> > close to the south celestial pole, even closer than
> > Polaris Australis, hence the name)
> >
> > Fellah (67 Ophiuchi)
> >
> > Poniatovii (70 Ophiuchi; marks the obsolete
> > constellation Taurus Poniatovii [Poniatowski's Bull],
> > of which Fellah is also a part)
> >
> > Alnasl (Gamma Sagittarii)


hitting home


> >
> > Lagoon Nebula (M-8 Sagittarii)
> >
> > Trifid Nebula (M-20 Sagittarii)
> >
> > Spiculum (M-8, M-20, M-21 Sagittarii; the Lagoon and
> > Trifid Nebulas plus the star cluster M-21)
> >
> > Red Spider Nebula (NGC 6537 Sagittarii)
> >
> > Gomez's Hamburger (IRAS 18059-3211 Sagittarii, a
> > protoplanetary nebula)
> >
> > DZ Serpentis (cataclysmic variable)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Eris
> >
> >
> >
> > Saderazra (Delta Andromedae)
> >
> > VV Cephei (cataclysmic variable)
> >
> > Baten Kaitos (Zeta Ceti)



a wrecked effort or project



> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Ceres
> >
> >
> >
> > *FT Camelopardalis (cataclysmic variable)
>
>
> foot (units of measurement?)
>
>
> >
> > *Pazmino's Cluster (Stock 23 Camelopardalis)
>
>
> I think I might have posted on this before
>
>
> >
> > *AM Cassiopeiae (cataclysmic variable)
>
>
> having to do with talk radio
>
>
> >
> > *The Little Queen (Harrington STAR 25 Draconis; a
> > small asterism surrounded by Chi, Phi and Upsilon
> > Draconis that looks somewhat like Cassiopeia)
>
>
> a pampered little girl or young teenager making the news?
>
>
> >
> > *Sceptrum (53 Eridani; the chief star of the obsolete
> > constellation Sceptrum Brandenburgicum [the Scepter of
> > Brandenburg])
> >
> > *Adid Borealis (Delta Persei)
> >
> > *Adid Media (Nu Persei)


strength of people who are mourning


> >
> > *Menchib (Xi Persei)


taking on some kind of burden or yoke


> >
> > *California Nebula (NGC 1499 Persei; diffuse nebula)
>
>
> obscure vision on the subject of California?
>
>
> >
> > *Prima Hyadum (Gamma Tauri)


http://www.constellationsofwords.com/stars/PrimaHyadum.html


> >
> > *Crystal Ball Nebula (NGC 1514 Tauri)
>
>
> trying to see into the future
>
>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Pallas
> >
> >
> >
> > *Alpheratz (Alpha Andromedae)

http://www.constellationsofwords.com/stars/Alpheratz.html


> >
> > *OR Andromedae (cataclysmic variable)
>
>
> having to do with Oregon?
>
>
> >
> > *Cor Regis (Nu Cephei; marks the heart of Cepheus the
> > King)
>
>
> (Former) King Gyanendra?
>
>
> >
> > *UV Ceti
>
> ultraviolet, the deteriorating ozone layer
>
>
> >
> > *DK Lacertae (cataclysmic variable)
>
>
> "dookie" (crap)
>
>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Juno
> >
> >
> >
> > Rukbalgethi Genubi (Theta Herculis)
> >
> > Baraka (Xi Herculis)


Arabic = blessed


> >
> > Sinistra (Nu Ophiuchi)

http://www.constellationsofwords.com/stars/Sinistra.html


> >
> > Acumen (M-7 Scorpii; Ptolemy's Cluster)


http://www.constellationsofwords.com/stars/Acumen.html


> >
> > *DZ Serpentis (cataclysmic variable)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Vesta
> >
> >
> >
> > *Sama al Azrak (Pi-2 Cygni)


Arabic = the blue sky

(runaway speculation; clear and sunny)


> >
> > *Cocoon Nebula (IC 5146 Cygni)

cocooning, development



> >
> > *Stephan's Quintet (NGC 7317, 7318A, 7318B, 7319, 7320
> > Pegasi; a group of galaxies northwest of Pi Pegasi
> > near the Lacerta border)
> >
> > *Deer Lick Group (NGC 7331, 7335, 7336, 7337, and 7340
> > Pegasi; a group of galaxies)


(lack of clarity on) wildlife conservation



> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Chiron
> >
> >
> >
> > Castra (Epsilon Capricorni)
> >
> > The Red-Necked Emu (Harrington STAR 26 Cygni; an
> > asterism, 29 Cygni and other stars)
> >
> > Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888 Cygni)
> >
> > Al Ukud (Gamma Delphini)
> >
> > HR Delphini (cataclysmic variable)
> >
> > Al Faras al Thani (Lambda Equulei)
> >
> > Phoenicopterus (Epsilon Gruis; an old name for Grus
> > was Phoenicopterus, the Flamingo)
> >
> > IL Vulpeculae (cataclysmic variable)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > North Node
> >
> >
> >
> > Baxendell's Nebula (NGC 7088 Aquarii; supposedly an
> > optical illusion)
> >
> > Kuh (Mu Capricorni)
> >
> > Propeller Nebula (MRSL 479 Cygni)
> >
> > *Sze Wei (Beta Equulei)


I think this name is Chinese; let me try to find out what it means



> >
> >
> >
> >
> > South Node
> >
> >
> >
> > Cat's Eye Nebula (NGC 6543 Draconis)
> >
> > Ukdah (Tau-2 Hydrae)
> >
> > Al Sumut (Alpha Pyxidis)
> >
> > Funis (Beta Pyxidis; marks the line part of the
> > obsolete constellation Lochium et Funis, the Log and
> > Line)


throwing somebody a line


> >
> > *Malus (Gamma Pyxidis; Pyxis, the Compass, was
> > originally called Malus, the Mast of the Ship Argo)
> >
> >
>
>
>
> a trial, a banner flying
>
>



More later.




Mark A. Holmes

Hello friends, this caught my eye today:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/22/science/22nova.html?
bl&ex=1211515200&en=c81ac949f12c1e26&ei=5087%0A


This article gives a time and location of its eminent discovery:
January 9 2008 about/after 5 pm in Lansing, MI:

http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/index.ssf?/base/news-
13/1211431021318780.xml&coll=1

NGC2770:  RA 9:09:33.5, Dec + 33:07:24.9 = 9:55 Leo ? (Obama?  August
eclipse?)

neat video about supernovas:
http://www.space.com/php/video/player.php?
video_id=b050715_supernovadestroyer


Sincerely, Sherri

As of midnight GMT.

Asterisks indicate alignments that weren't there a week ago today (with a 1 00'
orb).




Jupiter



*Deneb Okab (aka Dheneb; Zeta Aquilae)

SS433 (V1343 Aquilae; an unusual X-ray binary star)

BY Draconis

Ring Nebula (M-57 Lyrae)

*Lucida Octantis (Nu Octantis; the brightest star in Octans the Octant)

*Cappa (Rho-1 Sagittarii)




Saturn



Cat's Paw (G Hydrae; marks the forepaw of the obsolete constellation Felis the
Cat)

T Pyxidis (cataclysmic variable aka nova)

El Kophrah (Chi Ursae Majoris)

*BC Ursae Majoris (cataclysmic variable)

Lalande 21185 (Ursae Majoris; nearby star, has planets)

*Miniature Spiral (NGC 3928 Ursae Majoris; galaxy)

*HD 75289 (Velorum; has a planet)

Vela Pulsar (PSR B0833-45 Velorum)




Uranus



Fetus Nebula (NGC 7008 Cygni)

Sadalpheretz (Lambda Pegasi)




Neptune



Sadalsuud (Beta Aquarii)

Bunda (Xi Aquarii)

Deneb Algedi (Delta Capricorni)

Sador (Gamma Cygni)

Kitalpha (Alpha Equulei)

Al Faras Al Awwal (Gamma Equulei)

Pherasauval (Delta Equulei)

Tau-1 Gruis (has planets)




Pluto



Baraka (Xi Herculis)

Ramo (95 Herculis; the Branch, which Hercules is sometimes shown holding in his
hand, sometimes Cerberus)

Sinistra (Nu Ophiuchi)

Fellah (67 Ophiuchi)

Trifid Nebula (M-20 Sagittarii)

DZ Serpentis (cataclysmic variable)




Eris



Saderazra (Delta Andromedae)

VV Cephei (cataclysmic variable)

Baten Kaitos (Zeta Ceti)




Ceres



*M-35 (Geminorum; an open cluster)

*Yildun (Delta Ursae Minoris)

*Polarissima Borealis (NGC 3172 Ursae Minoris; galaxy very close to the north
celestial pole)




Pallas



*The Fath (NGC 708 Andromedae; an elliptical galaxy)

*Keun Nan Mun Secundus (Chi Andromedae)

*Achird (Eta Cassiopeiae)

*Pac-Man Nebula (NGC 281 Cassiopeiae)

*Kaffaljidhma (Gamma Ceti)

*Liberflux (Tau-4 Eridani)

*Eridanus Supervoid (a region in Eridanus with a striking deficiency of matter)




Juno



*Imad (Theta Ophiuchi)

*Wajrik (Xi Ophiuchi)

*Bug Nebula (NGC 6302 Scorpii)

Cheerio Nebula (NGC 6337 Scorpii)

*Cotton Candy Nebula (CRL 6815 Scorpii)

*Atria (Alpha Trianguli Australe)




Vesta



*Groombridge 34 (GQ & GX Andromedae; a nearby double star system)

*Kurdah (Xi Cephei)

*IX Draconis (cataclysmic variable)

*Machina Electrica (Omega Fornacis; marks the obsolete constellation Machina
Electrica, the Electric Generator)

*AY Piscium (cataclysmic variable)

*NGC 326 (Piscium; galaxy, possibly with colliding black holes)




Chiron



LZ Aquarii (cataclysmic variable)

Nashira (Gamma Capricorni)

Castra (Epsilon Capricorni)

16 Cygni B (has a planet)

Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888 Cygni)

S Doradus

Al Faras al Thani (Lambda Equulei)

Phoenicopterus (Epsilon Gruis; an old name for Grus was Phoenicopterus, the
Flamingo)




North Node



LZ Aquarii (cataclysmic variable)

Castra (Epsilon Capricorni)

Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888 Cygni)

The Red-Necked Emu (Harrington STAR 26 Cygni; an asterism around 29 Cygni
composed mostly of blue stars that is said to resemble an emu, with a red star
in its neck)

*HR Delphini (cataclysmic variable)

S Doradus

Al Faras al Thani (Lambda Equulei)

Phoenicopterus (Epsilon Gruis; an old name for Grus was Phoenicopterus, the
Flamingo)

IL Vulpeculae (cataclysmic variable)



South Node



Ras Elased Australis (Epsilon Leonis)

*Merak (Beta Ursae Majoris; one of the Pointers in the Big Dipper)

Tania Borealis (Lambda Ursae Majoris)





More later.




Mark A. Holmes

Thank you, Sherri.

Mark A. Holmes


--- In thefixedstars@yahoogroups.com, "Sherri" <sisterbellabee@...> wrote:
>
> Hello friends, this caught my eye today:
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/22/science/22nova.html?
> bl&ex=1211515200&en=c81ac949f12c1e26&ei=5087%0A
>
>
> This article gives a time and location of its eminent discovery:
> January 9 2008 about/after 5 pm in Lansing, MI:
>
> http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/index.ssf?/base/news-
> 13/1211431021318780.xml&coll=1
>
> NGC2770:  RA 9:09:33.5, Dec + 33:07:24.9 = 9:55 Leo ? (Obama?  August
> eclipse?)
>
> neat video about supernovas:
> http://www.space.com/php/video/player.php?
> video_id=b050715_supernovadestroyer
>
>
> Sincerely, Sherri
>

Sherri and Diana R. pointed this out somewhere else:

With Sun and Venus transiting M-1 Tauri (the Crab Nebula) on the 15th,
and Mars simultaneously, transiting the constellation Cancer the Crab,
we have this.


http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/15/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/15crabsli.html?_r=1&\
ref=nyregionspecial2&oref=slogin


Mark A. Holmes



--Begin story excerpt.


Restrictions Reduce Horseshoe Crab Fishing


By TIM WACKER
Published: June 15, 2008

WESTHAMPTON DUNES

[I think this is on the eastern end of Long Island.--MAH]

Conservation and commerce recently collided on a moonlit beach off
Dune Road here when scientists counting horseshoe crabs mating in the
sandy shallows bumped into a fisherman rapidly throwing the same crabs
into his boat.

Terse greetings were exchanged as opposing forces in a growing dispute
headed in the directions they came from.

Horseshoe crab fishermen are seething this spring after the state cut
their daily catch quota to 200 crabs from 500, the first such cut in
several years. Meanwhile, the scientists recommending those
restrictions are pondering new measures as they try to manage the
crabs more effectively.

...


--End story excerpt.

HD 40307 is in Pictor, about halfway between Alpha Pictoris and Lambda Doradus
(around the left side of a painting if there was a painting on the Easel), not
far from the Dorado border, at 23 Gemini 35.

HD 181433, also mentioned in the article, is in Pavo, about halfway between
Kappa and Mu Pavonis on the Peacock's behind (not its tail), at 11 Capricorn 44.

Both have been added to the Extrasolar Planets file in my copy of SolarFire
(hopefully I can get an upgrade this year).

Mark A. Holmes


--Begin story.

Three Super-Earths Found Orbiting One Star

By Jeanna Bryner
Senior Writer
posted: 16 June 2008
09:37 am ET

A trio of planets called super-Earths has been spotted orbiting a sun-like star,
astrophysicists announced today at an international conference in France.

Super-Earths are more massive than Earth but less massive than Uranus and
Neptune. Spotting true Earth-sized planets is challenging with current
technology, but the presence of super-Earths suggests finding a world like ours
is just a matter of time, researchers say.

The team located the trio with the HARPS instrument on the European Southern
Observatory's 3.6-meter telescope at La Silla, Chile. They inferred the
existence of the planets by noting the worlds' gravitational affects on the
parent star's orbit. This method is called the radial velocity, or wobble,
technique.

In addition, HARPS astronomers have tallied about 45 new candidate planets with
a mass below 30 Earth masses and an orbital period shorter than 50 days. The
researchers say the deluge implies one out of every three sun-like stars harbors
such planets.

The trio's host star, HD 40307, is slightly less massive than the sun, and is
located 42 light-years away, toward the southern Doradus and Pictor
constellations. (A light-year is the distance light travels in one year, or
about 5.88 trillion miles — 9.46 trillion kilometers.)

"We have made very precise measurements of the velocity of the star HD 40307
over the last five years, which clearly reveal the presence of three planets,"
said team member Michel Mayor of the Geneva Observatory in Switzerland.

The smallest of the trio weighs in at 4.2 Earth masses and orbits HD 40307 every
4.3 Earth days, while the largest, with a mass 9.4 times that of Earth, has a
20.4-day orbit. The middleweight is 6.7 Earth masses and has a 9.6-day trek
around the star.

Since Mayor's 1995 discovery of a planet around the star 51 Pegasi, astronomers
have noted more than 270 extrasolar planets, mostly around solar-like stars.
Most of these planets are gas giants called "hot-Jupiters." The researchers say
about one out of every 14 stars outside our solar system harbors a hot-Jupiter.

A basketful of other new exoplanets also got the spotlight at the same
international conference, where researchers focused on extra-solar super-Earths.

These included:

     * A duo orbiting the star HD 181433: a super-Earth (7.5 Earth masses) that
orbits its star every 9.5 days, and a Jupiter-like planet with a nearly
three-year period.

     * Two planets, a 22 Earth-mass planet having a period of four days, and a
Saturn-like planet with a three-year period.

"It is most probable that there are many other planets present: not only
super-Earth and Neptune-like planets with longer periods, but also Earth-like
planets that we cannot detect yet," said team member Stephane Udry, also of the
Geneva Observatory. "Add to it the Jupiter-like planets already known, and you
may well arrive at the conclusion that planets are ubiquitous."

---End story.

8 June 2008 00:40am Cardiff, Wales.

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LONDON (AFP) - UFO enthusiasts got a boost Friday when Welsh police
confirmed that one of their helicopter crews had spotted an "unusual
aircraft" flying over Cardiff earlier this month. An investigation into
the sighting had been launched, they said.

The police clarification came after The Sun reported a UFO had "attacked"
a police helicopter, following it for several miles over the Bristol
Channel. "The pilot banked sharply to avoid being hit, then launched into
a high-speed pursuit. But he was forced to give up the chase as the
helicopter's fuel ran low -- and the UFO escaped," the tabloid reported.
The helicopter crew had described the object as "flying saucer-shaped and
circled by flashing lights," it added.

"Err... " not so, said the police.

"South Wales Police can confirm its air support unit sighted an unusual
aircraft. This was reported to the relevant authorities for their
investigation," police said in a brief statement, avoiding the use of the
term 'UFO', or unidentified flying object.

At the time of the incident, the helicopter with three men on board was
waiting to land at the St Athan RAF base near Cardiff. The sighting
reportedly took place at 00:40 am (23:40 GMT) on June 8.

South Wales Police denied there was a pursuit and indicated that the
helicopter crew was never in any danger.