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Some fun stuff expected in 2016 in astrophysics...
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RE: Some fun stuff expected in 2016 in astrophysics...
(August 15, 2016 at 10:28 pm)Alex K Wrote: Very coolomorphic. I wonder if one can see exoplanets from the shadows they cast in nebulae...

They won't cast much of a shadow if the star is much larger than the planet, just like low flying plane casts a shadow smaller than the plane, while a high flying plane casts no shadow at all on the ground.
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RE: Some fun stuff expected in 2016 in astrophysics... - by Anomalocaris - August 15, 2016 at 10:31 pm

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