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Thread #103579 Message #2111954
Posted By: Skivee
26-Jul-07 - 01:53 PM
Thread Name: BS: 4 suns- Didn't Asimov write a story ?
Subject: RE: BS: 4 suns- Didn't Asimov write a story ?
The star Castor (of the pair Castor and Pollux, the head stars of Geminii), is actually six stars orbiting and dancing about each other in tight formation. They are separable by observing their spectral lines shifting. What an interesting sight that must be close up. At 50 light years distance the effect is somewhat diminished.