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To: ETL

Either I can’t read, or they need an editor. In your excerpt the article contradicts itself at least twice.


2 posted on 08/14/2018 6:34:49 PM PDT by TheZMan (I am a secessionist.)
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To: TheZMan
Either I can’t read, or they need an editor. In your excerpt the article contradicts itself at least twice.

If you're referring to "tiny galaxy" and "ultracompact dwarf galaxy", they are not synonymous.

"A supermassive black hole has been found at the center of a tiny galaxy, a rare find. What makes the discovery even more unique is that it has been located in an ultracompact dwarf galaxy, stunning researchers."

6 posted on 08/14/2018 6:43:20 PM PDT by ETL (Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
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To: TheZMan

Yes, they really botched it, didn’t they? And how did the editor miss it. Perhaps he/she has absolutely no interest in the subject and so ran through it very quickly.

“UCDs are especially rare, as they are larger, brighter and more massive than other galaxies, including our own Milky Way.

What makes the find of the supermassive black hole at the center of the UCD so notable is that UCDs tend to be very small, with radiuses not exceeding 300 light years”


11 posted on 08/14/2018 6:58:15 PM PDT by ETL (Obama-Hillary, REAL Russia collusion! Uranium-One Deal, Missile Defense, Iran Deal, Nukes: Click ETL)
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To: TheZMan

“contradicts”

Large vs small.

The small part is the radius. The large is the mass and volume. Why? because it’s compact.

E.g. a 5x5 square has an area of 25 sq ft and a perimeter of 20.

Take the same perimeter but squash it to a 9x1 rectangle and you’re down to 9 sq ft.

The square has a larger area because it’s more “compact”.


14 posted on 08/14/2018 7:04:48 PM PDT by fruser1
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To: TheZMan

They should have denser.


21 posted on 08/14/2018 8:44:37 PM PDT by piytar (If it was not for double standards, the Democrats and the left would have NO standards.)
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To: TheZMan
This one caught my eye and I just could not bring myself to read further:

UCDs are especially rare, as they are larger, brighter and more massive than other galaxies, including our own Milky Way.
What makes the find of the supermassive black hole at the center of the UCD so notable is that UCDs tend to be very small, with radiuses not exceeding 300 light years and an overall mass of several tens of millions of solar masses.

Editing might not have caught it; it was so blatant.

37 posted on 08/15/2018 12:13:03 PM PDT by MHGinTN (A dispensational perspective is a powerful tool for discernment)
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