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re: Yes, I read the same! quite a lot! - Interesting.

Marcia — 7/28/2007 2:24:40 AM (archived)

I understand and nothing stands still out there obviously. Thanks, Raoul.

Regarding OMC-1

[Ground-based observations show that the fingers probably were formed in the last few hundred years and are traveling toward us at typical speeds of 62 miles per second (or 100 kilometers per second).]

http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/1997/13/astrofile/

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The Orion Nebula (M42) much closer than previously thought - Raoul - 7/27/2007 1:56:45 PM
- A 20% revision of the distance estimate? - Hank - 7/27/2007 5:39:32 PM
  - Yes, I read the same! quite a lot! - Raoul - 7/27/2007 6:44:21 PM
    - re: Yes, I read the same! quite a lot! - Interesting. - Marcia - 7/28/2007 2:24:40 AM
    - So what does this mean for the rest of our celestial neighbors? - The Acrimonious Academic - 7/27/2007 6:56:28 PM
      - Hipparchos and M42 - Raoul - 7/27/2007 7:39:28 PM
      - re: So what does this mean for the rest of our celestial neighbors? - Hank - 7/27/2007 7:34:29 PM
        
        re: So what does this mean for the rest of our celestial neighbors? - phil - 7/27/2007 8:58:16 PM
        
        I guess I should have paid better attention to that significant digits lecture in Astronomy 101. (n/t) - Hank - 7/28/2007 12:07:37 AM

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