Comments on: The Case of the Missing White Dwarf http://www.universetoday.com/2008/06/03/the-case-of-the-missing-white-dwarf/ Space and astronomy news Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:17:24 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Peter K http://www.universetoday.com/2008/06/03/the-case-of-the-missing-white-dwarf/comment-page-1/#comment-22750 Peter K Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:06:48 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=14691#comment-22750 And so the nebulae will soon wink out as there is nothing more bathing it in ultraviolet radiation? And so the nebulae will soon wink out as there is nothing more bathing it in ultraviolet radiation?

]]> By: Chuck Lam http://www.universetoday.com/2008/06/03/the-case-of-the-missing-white-dwarf/comment-page-1/#comment-22739 Chuck Lam Wed, 04 Jun 2008 12:33:33 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=14691#comment-22739 .The missing white dwarf is there. If it is never found, it could be behind something larger than it is. .The missing white dwarf is there. If it is never found, it could be behind something larger than it is.

]]> By: GBendt http://www.universetoday.com/2008/06/03/the-case-of-the-missing-white-dwarf/comment-page-1/#comment-22720 GBendt Wed, 04 Jun 2008 09:06:51 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=14691#comment-22720 This is a nice article about one of the puzzles modern astronomy meets, and how pieces are put together such that everything fits fine. By carefully measuring the orbits and the movement of the two stars by means of spectrometry, one might be able to detect the mass and the orbital elements of that hidden white dwarf. The same method is used to detect planets orbiting remote stars. Regards Günther This is a nice article about one of the puzzles modern astronomy meets, and how pieces are put together such that everything fits fine.

By carefully measuring the orbits and the movement of the two stars by means of spectrometry, one might be able to detect the mass and the orbital elements of that hidden white dwarf. The same method is used to detect planets orbiting remote stars.

Regards

Günther

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