Planet found orbiting the star Fomalhaut

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Planet found orbiting the star Fomalhaut

Post #1by jrobert » 12.10.2002, 10:30

Will the discoveries never cease? Appearantly not! Scientists found yet another planet orbiting a nearby star. Read the MSNBC article here:
http://www.msnbc.com/news/819770.asp
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Post #2by Rassilon » 12.10.2002, 18:25

Looks like making that system will be a challenge...Look for a rather large ssc file for all the asteroid particles :mrgreen:
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Post #3by Sum0 » 12.10.2002, 18:55

Dang, I already have a system around Fomalhaut. Oh well, should be exciting if I managed to "discover" a planet before anyone else... :D

Anyway, how did they get that pretty artist's depiction so fast? Is it just a generic extrasolar planet painting, or did the artist know about it in advance and they only just got about reporting it?
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Post #4by selden » 12.10.2002, 21:15

Unfortunately, it's a little hard to contact the artist and find out, since they didn't give any credit. That suggests the picture was created by a staff member. There isn't a lot of detail in what can be seen, so it might not have taken very long to make. A couple of hours, maybe? Some artists cn do things like that really quickly.

But then, panets forming out of dust clouds is, of course, a very old theory. It's just that actually being able to detect the clouds is a relatively recent accomplishment. They could have had the picture on file for a long time.

Or someone could actually try contacting them and ask...
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Post #5by Sum0 » 13.10.2002, 10:15

Well, the credit's right in front of you :D under the picture - David Hardy. Anyone famous?
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Post #6by Rassilon » 13.10.2002, 16:07

Yeah one of the Hardy boys...
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Post #7by selden » 13.10.2002, 18:50

Sum0 wrote:Well, the credit's right in front of you :D under the picture - David Hardy. Anyone famous?


Oops. You're right -- hidden in the shadows :)
Naah. Never heard of'm. ;)

http://www.hardyart.demon.co.uk/
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