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Offline kevindavis007

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European Southern Observatory Proxima Centauri Announce Live Thread
« on: August 24, 2016, 04:26:20 pm »
Not sure if there will be a live feed, but you can check it out on twitter.
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Re: European Southern Observatory Proxima Centauri Announce Live Thread
« Reply #1 on: August 24, 2016, 04:28:13 pm »

Grant Tremblay ‏@astrogrant  1m1 minute ago
An "Earth-like planet in the habitable zone". Surface temp 800 degrees F, pressure 90 atmospheres. #ProximaCentauri
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Re: European Southern Observatory Proxima Centauri Announce Live Thread
« Reply #2 on: August 24, 2016, 04:41:43 pm »
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Re: European Southern Observatory Proxima Centauri Announce Live Thread
« Reply #3 on: August 24, 2016, 04:47:39 pm »

Pale Red Dot ‏@Pale_red_dot  2m2 minutes ago
3/11 #ProximaCentauri  has been monitored for 16 years, with no success of finding a planet
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Re: European Southern Observatory Proxima Centauri Announce Live Thread
« Reply #4 on: August 24, 2016, 04:48:22 pm »
Quote from: kevindavis on August 24, 2016, 04:28:13 pm
Grant Tremblay ‏@astrogrant  1m1 minute ago
An "Earth-like planet in the habitable zone". Surface temp 800 degrees F, pressure 90 atmospheres. #ProximaCentauri

Like living in Death Valley, then.  Or Phoenix.
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Re: European Southern Observatory Proxima Centauri Announce Live Thread
« Reply #5 on: August 24, 2016, 04:48:35 pm »
Quote from: kevindavis on August 24, 2016, 04:28:13 pm
Grant Tremblay ‏@astrogrant  1m1 minute ago
An "Earth-like planet in the habitable zone". Surface temp 800 degrees F, pressure 90 atmospheres. #ProximaCentauri

So take a lot of sunscreen and some ice packs. :)
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Re: European Southern Observatory Proxima Centauri Announce Live Thread
« Reply #6 on: August 24, 2016, 04:50:37 pm »

ExtrasolarWatcher ‏@ExtrasolarOne  23s23 seconds ago
#ProximaCentauri Daniel Fischer: Question 1: The paper calls it - in the title - a "planet candidate" yet the RV signal is pretty strong
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Re: European Southern Observatory Proxima Centauri Announce Live Thread
« Reply #7 on: August 24, 2016, 04:50:47 pm »
Is this a yes or a no?
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Re: European Southern Observatory Proxima Centauri Announce Live Thread
« Reply #8 on: August 24, 2016, 04:51:56 pm »

Pale Red Dot ‏@Pale_red_dot  4m4 minutes ago
4/11 However there were hints of a signal between 10-20 days https://palereddot.org/the-signal/  #palereddot
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Re: European Southern Observatory Proxima Centauri Announce Live Thread
« Reply #9 on: August 24, 2016, 04:53:27 pm »
Quote from: Cripplecreek on August 24, 2016, 04:50:47 pm
Is this a yes or a no?


My guess is yes.
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Re: European Southern Observatory Proxima Centauri Announce Live Thread
« Reply #10 on: August 24, 2016, 04:55:39 pm »
Watching now but it sounds like likely yes with further confirmation needed.
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Re: European Southern Observatory Proxima Centauri Announce Live Thread
« Reply #11 on: August 24, 2016, 04:56:47 pm »
Quote from: AbaraXas on August 24, 2016, 04:48:35 pm
So take a lot of sunscreen and some ice packs. :)

Are they selling timeshares yet?
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Re: European Southern Observatory Proxima Centauri Announce Live Thread
« Reply #12 on: August 24, 2016, 04:58:20 pm »

Emily Rice ‏@emilylurice  45s45 seconds ago
#ProximaCentauri is part of the alpha Centauri system. A&B are two Sun-like stars that orbit one another every 80 years.
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Re: European Southern Observatory Proxima Centauri Announce Live Thread
« Reply #13 on: August 24, 2016, 04:58:45 pm »
Quote from: Cripplecreek on August 24, 2016, 04:55:39 pm
Watching now but it sounds like likely yes with further confirmation needed.


That is my take as well..
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Re: European Southern Observatory Proxima Centauri Announce Live Thread
« Reply #14 on: August 24, 2016, 05:01:53 pm »

Dr. Bruce Betts ‏@RandomSpaceFact  1m1 minute ago
.@eso discovers first planet around nearest (~4 light years) star "neighbor" #ProximaCentauri
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Re: European Southern Observatory Proxima Centauri Announce Live Thread
« Reply #15 on: August 24, 2016, 05:06:55 pm »

Gavin Coleman ‏@galc9astro  1m1 minute ago
Gavin Coleman Retweeted Pale Red Dot
#ProximaCentauri has a terrestrial planet is its habitable zone #palereddot #success
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Re: European Southern Observatory Proxima Centauri Announce Live Thread
« Reply #16 on: August 24, 2016, 05:09:56 pm »

Pale Red Dot ‏@Pale_red_dot  6m6 minutes ago
11/11 #ProximaCentauri  HAS A TERRESTRIAL PLANET ORBITING IN ITS #HABITABLE ZONE! #palereddot
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Re: European Southern Observatory Proxima Centauri Announce Live Thread
« Reply #17 on: August 24, 2016, 05:27:27 pm »

NASA Watch ‏@NASAWatch  2m2 minutes ago
If you want a running primer on all things #proximacentauri follow @LeeBillings today
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Re: European Southern Observatory Proxima Centauri Announce Live Thread
« Reply #18 on: August 24, 2016, 05:31:15 pm »

Lee Billings ‏@LeeBillings  3m3 minutes ago
So what we're really talking about is a dramatic acceleration in progress. No more waiting generations to see the light of other Earths.


Lee Billings ‏@LeeBillings  3m3 minutes ago
Today's discovery gives everyone permission to go all-in on Prox b, or at least to shift to a new, more agile observing paradigm.
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Re: European Southern Observatory Proxima Centauri Announce Live Thread
« Reply #19 on: August 24, 2016, 10:53:24 pm »
Here is the press conference if you missed it:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5QkN05xodA
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