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Artist's conception of the planet and its view of the two stars that make up the Gamma Cephei system. The planet orbits the bright yellow star on the right every 2.5 years. (Credit: Tim Jones/McDonald Observatory) 133K jpeg

Gamma Cephei planet

1 posted on 11/26/2006 8:42:52 PM PST by SunkenCiv
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2 posted on 11/26/2006 8:43:55 PM PST by SunkenCiv (I last updated my profile on Thursday, November 16, 2006 https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: SunkenCiv

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3 posted on 11/26/2006 8:52:17 PM PST by rawcatslyentist (When true genius appears, know him by this sign: all the dunces are in a confederacy against him.)
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The planet orbits 2 AU from the larger star in the Gamma Cephei system, while the secondary star is a mere 28-30 AU distant. Orbits drawn to scale; star and planet sizes NOT to scale. (Credit: McDonald Observatory) 123K jpeg

Gamma Cephei planet

4 posted on 11/26/2006 8:56:06 PM PST by SunkenCiv (I last updated my profile on Thursday, November 16, 2006 https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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8 posted on 12/05/2006 5:58:07 PM PST by airborne (MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! Jesus is the reason for the season!!)
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To: SunkenCiv
As time goes on, we are going to find more and more planets revolving around more and more stars.

It seems like the number of planets and stars will continue to increase for quite some time to come. However, when we are all done counting, it will be time to start subtracting and then it will start getting scary.

9 posted on 12/05/2006 6:16:49 PM PST by SamAdams76 (12 days away from outliving Billie Holiday)
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