I suspect Red Dwarfs and Brown Dwarfs make up a lot of these missing stars, it's difficult for us to find the ones close to us, never mind those at great distances. -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of erikhansen@thebluezone.net Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 12:05 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] new star count
The article I read said this was due to there being many more red dwarfs than previously thought. It seems perhaps explains some of the missing mass that is often talked about. I would think the number of stars will forever remain countless.
It is also accepted that the sun is a third generation star and no 1st generation or Population III stars have ever been discovered. Erik Just a good reminder of how much we don't know about some very basic
stuff.
-----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Nate Jackson Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 9:24 AM To: "Utah-Astronomy" Subject: [Utah-astronomy] new star count
So... anyone else intrigued about this new star "count"?
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