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How does an orbiting star get "locked into place".

RobVG — 9/1/2008 9:20:34 PM (archived)

Do they mean locked into the highly elongated orbit and travel within the bar?

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From HST: Barred spiral galaxies (like our own) came later - Raoul - 8/3/2008 12:51:53 PM
- Fascinating - RobVG - 9/1/2008 7:01:16 PM
  - it's a dynamic resonance, not a rigid object - n - 9/1/2008 11:45:01 PM
    - Yeah, but that doesn't mean that what we do see is a mirage. - RobVG - 9/2/2008 1:17:48 AM
      - Everything orbits the centre, more or less - nick hoffman - 9/2/2008 8:23:00 AM
  - How does an orbiting star get "locked into place". - RobVG - 9/1/2008 9:20:34 PM
    - I'm puzzled too. - ER - 9/1/2008 11:47:04 PM

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