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Old 20-09-2008, 01:43 AM
Ian Robinson
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The Dimmest Galaxy in the universe - found so far.

See
http://space.newscientist.com/data/i...4763-1_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/articl...7_head_dn14763

All of 24 detectable stars !!! right next door ....
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