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[TAandy]

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assume the planetquest site is forgotten then?
it hasn't been updated in 5 years
no offence meant, laurance
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On 4 February 2011 22:40, Laurance Doyle <ldoyle@seti.org> wrote:

Thanks Chris!

Yes, very exciting days for Kepler. More to come! All the very best, Laurance

On 2/4/11 10:24 AM, Chris Moore wrote:

News
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Kepler's Outrageous System of Six Planets
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February 2, 2011 | NASA's Kepler space telescope has found1,200
likely new planets, including the most bizarre planetary system yet.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/home/115102594.html

Jupiter Swallows an Asteroid
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January 31, 2011 | Some careful spectroscopic detective work has led
astronomers to conclude that a cruise-ship-size asteroid, not a small
comet, smacked into the king of planets in July 2009.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/community/skyblog/newsblog/114985924.html

Gemini Telescope's "Bad-Seeing Blaster"
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February 1, 2011 | Ten years in development, a new system now being
tested in Chile uses a 50-watt laser to create a constellation of five
artificial stars high in the atmosphere. The goal? Soon it will allow
the giant Gemini Telescope to record ultrasharp views never before
possible.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/community/skyblog/newsblog/115050854.html

March Digital Edition Available
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January 17, 2011 | The digital edition of the March 2011 S&T is now available.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/community/skyblog/newsblog/113878469.html


Observing
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Tour February's Sky by Eye and Ear!
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January 28, 2011 | February brings into view Orion and his faithful
hunting dogs, a set of constellations that sparkle with bright,
colorful stars.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/highlights/114792444.html

Saturn's New Bright Storm
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December 27, 2010 | A massive new storm in the ringed planet's
northern hemisphere is bright enough to see in small telescopes.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/home/112507364.html

This Week's Sky at a Glance
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February 4, 2011 | The waxing crescent Moon passes Jupiter in the
western evening sky this week, then meets up with the Pleiades. Bright
Sirius guides the way to much littler star clusters and, if you're in
the latitudes of the southern U.S., Canopus.
Read More at: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/ataglance/115070524.html


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Laurance Doyle
Hi Andy, None taken -- and thanks for asking. We started to update it two day...

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Hi Andy,

None taken -- and thanks for asking. We started to update it two days ago because we finally have a sponsor. With this Kepler release there is now (finally!!) time to work on PQ. Sure appreciate your checking in too. All the best, Laurance

Maybe? Sometime?

 

[TAandy]

i know, it's a bit long winded.
and i could have taken lots out. but, feck it.
couldn't be bothered

 

[petrusbroder]

Thanks for the heads-up. Just for some time more: wait and see ...

 

[RobertE]

It's a shame that the two projects that I am the most interested in (orbit & planet quest), are in a near dead state with squat for communication from the project.

 

[Assimilator1]

Good to hear it's not totally dead!

Andy, couldn't you edit it a bit? (some duplicated text & time stamps)

Thx for the news .

Of Kepler&#8217;s 1,235 planet candidates, 68 are about the size of Earth. Five of those orbit within the habitable zone of the host star &#8212; the region around a star where water on a planet's surface can exist in a liquid state. Overall, 54 of the new planet candidates orbit within their star&#8217;s habitable zone, 49 of which range from about twice Earth&#8217;s diameter to larger than Jupiter.

From Andy's 1st link, very cool that we can now detect earth size planets!

 

[zzuupp]

from one article :" (the current tally is 525 and rising fast)"

I didn't realize that many extra-solar planets had been identified.

neat. Thanks for the read.