Ian Robinson
20-09-2008, 01:43 AM
See
http://space.newscientist.com/data/images/ns/cms/dn14763/dn14763-1_600.jpg
The most dark matter-dominated galaxy in the universe, Segue 1, is shown among background and foreground stars in a Sloan Digital Sky Survey image (left). The galaxy's 24 known stars have been singled out in the image at right (Left image: SDSS; right image: M Geha)
from http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14763-astronomers-find-universes-dimmest-known-galaxy.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news7_head_dn14763
All of 24 detectable stars !!! right next door ....
http://space.newscientist.com/data/images/ns/cms/dn14763/dn14763-1_600.jpg
The most dark matter-dominated galaxy in the universe, Segue 1, is shown among background and foreground stars in a Sloan Digital Sky Survey image (left). The galaxy's 24 known stars have been singled out in the image at right (Left image: SDSS; right image: M Geha)
from http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn14763-astronomers-find-universes-dimmest-known-galaxy.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news7_head_dn14763
All of 24 detectable stars !!! right next door ....