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Old 08-11-2011, 12:44 PM
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A star with spiral arms: SAO 206462
Hi everyone,

I recently saw this on the NASA website... a star with spiral arms. Very interesting!

http://science.nasa.gov/science-news...ct_spiralarms/


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Dave
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Dave, very interesting.

Now that we know the effect exists, I'll bet they will find more in young stars.
Of course, it helps if the axis of rotation points towards us.

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