"Michael Davis" <mdavis19@ix.netcom.com> wrote

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http://exoplanets.org/esp/47uma/47uma_announce.html

from the site:

Berkeley - With the help of improved measurement techniques, planet

hunters at the University of California, Berkeley, have been able to detect
a Jupiter-sized planet orbiting a nearby star at a distance comparable to
Jupiter in our own solar system.

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Jeeeezus Fucking Christ, Garrrrrry. There is even a picture on
that page showing the relative positions of the planets in the two
solar systems and you *STILL* can't figure it out. I have rarely
in my life met anyone more stupid and oblivious to reality than
you are.

There is a giant planet just outside what would be the orbit of
Mars in our system, just like I said, which puts it way too close
to Earth. It is nowhere near the orbit of Jupiter.

 From the web site:

"The average distance from the star to the inner planet is 2.09
times the average distance of the Earth from the Sun, a unit of
measure called an astronomical unit or AU. The outer planet is
3.73 AU from the central star. For comparison, Jupiter and Saturn
are at distances of 5.203 and 9.555 AU, respectively."

So now we know that not only is your overwhelming stupidity proof
against written clues, but even drawing you a picture won't help.
Whadda Kook!

--- Flush remainder of Garrrry not getting it ---

Michael, I'm no expert on astronomy but I assume that there must be some
sort of mathematical rules that govern the formation of planets around a
star, that only allow for planets of certain sizes to exist at certain
distances. Can you point me to a website, or recommend a book that explains
these rules?

Also, if you look here: http://exoplanets.org/almanacframe.html there are
two planets listed at the bottom of the page. One is 3.15 times the mass of
Jupiter and orbits at 6.24AU, the other is 4.05 x Jupiter's mass and 5.9AU,
which look like a better match for Jupiter than 47 Ursae Majoris.
Although most of the planets on that table are massive and orbiting close to
their star, that's only because those are the easiest to spot. Even so,
there is some variation. I've no doubt that as detection techniques continue
to be refined and more data on "wobbles" is gathered, we'll be seeing more
varied results coming through.

-- 
Cliff Smith

"And we'll be saying a big hello to all intelligent life forms everywhere.
And to everyone else out there, the secret is to bang the rocks together,
guys."