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Old 16-02-2019, 04:45 PM
Stevec35 (Steve)
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Originally Posted by ChrisV View Post
Isaac Asimov suggested they will all be quantifiable one day. Science fiction becomes science.

And well done Steve!
Thanks Chris

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Originally Posted by astroron View Post
I love your unusual and mainly unknown objects Steve
Keep on keeping on doing what you do.
Cheers
Thanks Ron. I certainly enjoy doing the unusual stuff.

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Originally Posted by strongmanmike View Post
I had no problems finding all three straight away

Planetary nebs are all over the sky... everywhere! there are thousands of them

Mike
Yep - there are certainly a lot of the buggers. Of course a large proportion are virtually stellar

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Originally Posted by Placidus View Post
Well done, Steve.

I fell in love with science generally and astronomy in particular because so many of the things we were taught were easily testable (unlike in politics, economics, religion, art, trying to start old lawnmowers, etc etc). And it's especially pleasing when you test something and it turns out they were telling the truth.

You're probably at the very edge of "easily testable" here, but the pleasure is the same.

M
Thanks Mike
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