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Because

mip — 4/25/2009 3:10:33 AM (archived)

It would be interesting to know if it has a black-body spectrum, or not. If it does then it emits across the spectrum just like any other galaxy full of stars. If not, then it is a more or less pure gas. Something like that.

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Mystery Blob - AHB - 4/22/2009 11:07:05 PM
- re: winged globe - Eric - 4/26/2009 1:41:17 AM
- The professionals who know it best "just called it a radiation-emitting "blob"." - Bowser - 4/24/2009 1:32:24 PM
  - re: The professionals who know it best "just called it a radiation-emitting "blob"." - Marcia - 4/26/2009 1:15:18 AM
- Maybe it's the smoke from the Big Bang. (n/t) - RobVG - 4/24/2009 12:38:16 AM
  - re: Maybe it's the smoke from the Big Bang. - AHB - 4/24/2009 1:34:38 AM
    - Hopefully they'll be able to weed out the right answer. (n/t) - RobVG - 4/24/2009 1:37:42 AM
- It's called a galaxy. - SDAI-Tech1 - 4/23/2009 4:46:22 AM
  - Probably a galaxy with a black hole in center being fed with huge influx of gas. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 4/26/2009 6:29:40 AM
  - re: It's called a galaxy. - Well, yes, that was my first guess. :} - Marcia - 4/23/2009 10:25:14 PM
    - re: It's called a galaxy. - Well, yes, that was my first guess. :} - AHB - 4/23/2009 11:30:44 PM
      - re: It's called a galaxy. - Well, yes, that was my first guess. :} - Marcia - 4/24/2009 12:58:08 AM
    - redshifted it looks like a blob - mip - 4/23/2009 11:12:53 PM
      - You would have to go there to find out. - alcaray - 4/24/2009 5:06:50 AM
        
        Because - mip - 4/25/2009 3:10:33 AM
      - re: redshifted it looks like a blob - Marcia - 4/23/2009 11:30:05 PM
- re: Mystery Blob - Marcia - 4/23/2009 4:08:16 AM

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