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M4 can be easily found as it is only 1.3 deg west of first-magnitude orange Antares.

Globular Cluster M4

NOAO/AURA/NSF Photo

Right Ascension 16 : 23.6 (h:m)
Declination -26 : 32 (deg:m)
Distance 7.2 (kly)
Visual Brightness 5.6 (mag)
Apparent Dimension 26.3 (arc min)

Question to ponder: How did a planet survive the supernova that produced the pulsar?

1 posted on 07/17/2003 9:34:53 PM PDT by petuniasevan
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2 posted on 07/17/2003 9:35:57 PM PDT by petuniasevan (Do NOT look at sun with remaining eye...)
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Hint! Hint!Hint! Hint!Hint! Hint!

4 posted on 07/17/2003 9:37:38 PM PDT by Support Free Republic (Your support keeps Free Republic going strong!)
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BTTT
5 posted on 07/18/2003 4:48:09 AM PDT by GodBlessRonaldReagan (where is Count Petofi when we need him most?)
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Maybe God created the pulsar at the same time he made the planet?
7 posted on 07/18/2003 8:15:41 AM PDT by Chewbacca (UAF Nanooks rifle team rules! Best in the nation.)
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