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Originally Posted by astroron
That is a great article, Just like with Supernova being asymmetrical and not exploding in all directions equally,so this mass loss in this type of star adds another dimension to the accuracy of information used to define the distance scale.
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G'Day Ron;
Yes .. but the Supernova change is stated as being only a second order effect.
(In other words, just making it more accurate, I think .. no dramatic changes).
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"We've been looking for this sort of 'second-order effect' for nearly two decades," said Foley.
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But the funny thing is that improvements in understanding of all the three 'Standards' have been announced almost on the same day !!!
Perhaps its only us who've realised this !! A new discovery here at IIS, every day, eh ?
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