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2020-12-30 Science & Technology

Astronomers Capture a Direct Image of a Brown Dwarf

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Posted by Ulesing Choting1656 2020-12-30 05:09|| || Front Page|| [11127 views ] Top

Ok, good, I didn't read the article, I like meme s

Posted by Glolusing Jaiting5968 2020-12-30 10:14|| 2020-12-30 10:14|| Front Page Top

Posted by jpal 2020-12-30 10:39|| 2020-12-30 10:39|| Front Page Top

#3 #2 picture says everything about this "science."

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-12-30 11:13|| 2020-12-30 11:13|| Front Page Top

#4 That sounds a bit racist. Astronomers (presumably white men or even worse, old dead white men) *capture* the image of a *brown* star.

Personally, I agree with Hertzsprung–Russell, that all star colors matter.

Posted by SteveS 2020-12-30 13:56|| 2020-12-30 13:56|| Front Page Top

#5 If brown-dwarf bothers you how about red-giant? You know the Washington football club had to change their name.

Posted by jpal 2020-12-30 14:32|| 2020-12-30 14:32|| Front Page Top

#6 Yellow Peril?

Posted by Spavitle Shusoth5246 2020-12-30 15:03|| 2020-12-30 15:03|| Front Page Top

#7 how about red-giant?

That is communism and size-ism all in one package.
(Assuming you are old enough to still think communism is bad)

Posted by SteveS 2020-12-30 15:06|| 2020-12-30 15:06|| Front Page Top

#8 but enough about Don Lemon

Posted by Bob Grorong1136 2020-12-30 15:21|| 2020-12-30 15:21|| Front Page Top

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