[NormsRevenge]

I wish I had a 1-meter scope.

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We should have launched craft that direction years ago.
Ya never know, it might get there.. eventually. :-)

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Alpha Centauri Should Harbor Detectable, Earth-Like Planets
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/03/080307121613.htm

ScienceDaily (Mar. 7, 2008) — A rocky planet similar to Earth may be orbiting one of our nearest stellar neighbors and could be detected using existing techniques, according to a new study led by astronomers at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

[SunkenCiv]

thanks, nice link!

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2433576/posts

http://www.google.com/search?q=Alpha+Centauri+planet+site:freerepublic.com

[tlb]

>>> We should have launched craft that direction years ago.
Ya never know, it might get there.. eventually. :-)

A year or two ago on a thread regarding the Voyager space probes launched thirty years ago, I did the math. To reach Alpha Centauri at their current speeds would take 98,000 years, give or take.

Depending on the lights.