Comments on: How Old Am I? Star Cluster Perplexes Astronomers http://www.universetoday.com/2008/07/10/how-old-am-i-star-cluster-perplexes-astronomers/ Space and astronomy news Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:25:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Nancy Atkinsonhttp://www.universetoday.com/2008/07/10/how-old-am-i-star-cluster-perplexes-astronomers/comment-page-1/#comment-25752 Nancy Atkinson Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:59:12 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=15490#comment-25752 You are both right. Thanks for noticing my rather glaring typo. Nancy You are both right. Thanks for noticing my rather glaring typo.
Nancy

]]> By: wcfhttp://www.universetoday.com/2008/07/10/how-old-am-i-star-cluster-perplexes-astronomers/comment-page-1/#comment-25747 wcf Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:47:25 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=15490#comment-25747 It's definitely 6 and 8 billion, not million. The correct figures are stated on the Hubble site, and in the eighth paragraph here as well. A difference of two million years would be trivial. A correction is needed in the first paragraph. It's definitely 6 and 8 billion, not million. The correct figures are stated on the Hubble site, and in the eighth paragraph here as well. A difference of two million years would be trivial. A correction is needed in the first paragraph.

]]> By: Don Alexanderhttp://www.universetoday.com/2008/07/10/how-old-am-i-star-cluster-perplexes-astronomers/comment-page-1/#comment-25746 Don Alexander Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:27:08 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=15490#comment-25746 Nancy, I have this nagging feeling that "million" should read "billion"...After all, pretty hard to produce white dwarfs in just 4 million years... Nancy, I have this nagging feeling that "million" should read "billion"…

After all, pretty hard to produce white dwarfs in just 4 million years…

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