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Old 03-09-2010, 01:37 PM
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Originally Posted by sjastro View Post

Measurements on outlying stars that exist outside "the shell" reveal that the velocity of the stars remains "flat" and does not drop off as predicted by Kepler's third law.

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Steven
Er ... close to flat.
Some galaxy rotation curves go up slightly, some go down slightly, some are flat. None obey Kepler's third law - which results in more unchartered water.
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...ad.php?t=64705

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