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Space Forum / Astronomy / October 2006Speed of Stars
Been shot down by saying the galaxy turns like a frisbee,and stars are in lock step relative to each other for the most part. This begs the question. "What stars are flying away from each other at a speed that we can see and messure l I need that answer so I can sleep to night Bert > Been shot down by saying the galaxy turns like a frisbee,and stars are > in lock step relative to each other for the most part. This begs the > question. "What stars are flying away from each other at a speed that we > can see and messure l I need that answer so I can sleep to night > Bert Yes, with the Sun on a merry-go-round around the center of the galaxy, which spins uncontrollably like a pinwheel, surely the Sun is moving faster than 186,000 miles per second. Relatively speaking, of course. Hey, Mark, did you slip a few digits in the decimal points somewhere? Saul Levy >> Been shot down by saying the galaxy turns like a frisbee,and stars are >> in lock step relative to each other for the most part. This begs the [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > >Relatively speaking, of course. > Hey, Mark, did you slip a few digits in the decimal points somewhere? Who needs decimal points when you have infinity? > Saul Levy > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >> >>Relatively speaking, of course. Stupid answer, Mark! As usual. Saul Levy >> Hey, Mark, did you slip a few digits in the decimal points somewhere? > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >>> >>>Relatively speaking, of course. > Stupid answer, Mark! As usual. > > Saul Levy Stupid only to the ignorant. What else did you expect me to say? >>> Hey, Mark, did you slip a few digits in the decimal points somewhere? >> [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >>>> >>>>Relatively speaking, of course. All stars not in binaries are flying away from each other, BEERTbrain. The answer is so simple to find. Saul Levy >Been shot down by saying the galaxy turns like a frisbee,and stars are >in lock step relative to each other for the most part. This begs the >question. "What stars are flying away from each other at a speed that we >can see and messure l I need that answer so I can sleep to night >Bert > Been shot down by saying the galaxy turns like a frisbee,and stars are > in lock step relative to each other for the most part. This begs the > question. "What stars are flying away from each other at a speed that we > can see and messure l I need that answer so I can sleep to night > Bert I'm not sure that a definitive study has been done that would answer your question, Bert. You might find the following link helps you, and maybe leads you to the answers you need for you to get some sleep... http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php?number=402 Sweet dreams, mon ami ! happy days and... starry starry nights!  SignatureIndelibly yours, Paine http://www.painellsworth.net http://www.savethechildren.org |
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