| One up on Magrathea! [message #78775] |
Do, 14 Juli 2005 12:40 |
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[Posting (from work) through a fog of little sleep]
Oh, so tired..
Anyway, that bit with Arthur and Marvin on Magrathea, and Arthur's
waxing lyrical about the marvels of the twin-sunset, and all that.
Yeah? Remember that bit?
Well how about a *triple* sunset. For real:
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2005-115
Quote:
NASA Scientist Finds World With Triple Sunsets
July 13, 2005
A NASA-funded astronomer has discovered a world where the sun
sets over the horizon, followed by a second sun and then a
third. The new planet, called HD 188753 Ab, is the first known
to reside in a classic triple-star system.
Link to pretty picture (artist's rendering):
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/newplanets/pia03520-browse.jp g
Link to video of sunset (artist's rendering) [2Meg]:
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/videos/trinary_sunset-low.mov
Lloyd
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