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Re: Cel nav in space
From: Frank Reed CT
Date: 2005 Jan 14, 02:56 EST
From: Frank Reed CT
Date: 2005 Jan 14, 02:56 EST
Peter F wrote:
"This was something I have wondered about but had never imagined could be
shown
so graphically, in 3D no less. Had no idea there were so many red dwarfs in the
neighbourhood - guess they are so dim that they are normally not noticed."
so graphically, in 3D no less. Had no idea there were so many red dwarfs in the
neighbourhood - guess they are so dim that they are normally not noticed."
An amazing 90% of all stars (by number) are believed to be red dwarfs.
Remarkably not a single one is visible without a telescope. Proxima Centauri
(=alpha Centauri C) and Barnard's Star are the two that are easiest to find with
backyard telescopes.
-FER
42.0N 87.7W, or 41.4N 72.1W.
www.HistoricalAtlas.com/lunars
42.0N 87.7W, or 41.4N 72.1W.
www.HistoricalAtlas.com/lunars
