Yea, I heard that story on NPR. Amazing stuff....I think they said up to 3 times more stars than previously thought? On 12/2/2010 9:24 AM, Nate Jackson wrote:
So... anyone else intrigued about this new star "count"?
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Yes, thought the added star population does very little to affect the ratio of baryonic matter to dark matter in the universe. It's kind of a yawner. On 12/2/10, Nate Jackson <myfuneralcar1972@yahoo.com> wrote:
So... anyone else intrigued about this new star "count"?
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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"? _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php Visit the Wiki: http://www.utahastronomy.com
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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On 12/2/10, erikhansen@thebluezone.net <erikhansen@thebluezone.net> wrote:
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.
Not enough to make a difference.
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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The pervious assumptions where also based on the thought stars behaved the same in all types of galaxies. Red Dwarfs are thought to be the oldest stars in the galaxy (perhaps trillions of years), yet the material in them must have come from other stars (the massive stars that create the heavier elements) that are long gone. We seem to know more about the stars in our galaxy than in all galaxies, which to me, really questions our knowledge of the universe. My favorite thought is that not only is the universe weirder than we suppose it is weirder than we can suppose.
The universe must be much older than current thought and all the original stars have long ago died. Perhaps we live in a second generation universe, there is much left to be unanswered. In our solar system not so much, the planets formed from the gases that made our sun given to us by stars that died long ago. Erik 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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