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roseembolism ([personal profile] roseembolism) wrote2011-09-15 03:41 pm
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Astronomers are SUCH geeks!

Really, just because the planet is in a double-star system, did you HAVE to name it Tattooine?

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[identity profile] sakon76.livejournal.com 2011-09-15 10:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, it is the obvious move...

[identity profile] deirdremoon.livejournal.com 2011-09-15 11:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Of course they did. DUH. NERDS.

[identity profile] ghilledhu.livejournal.com 2011-09-15 11:43 pm (UTC)(link)
YES! Yes they did!

[identity profile] mrteufel.livejournal.com 2011-09-16 02:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, the article notes it's only informally known as Tatooine.

I wish they'd create an actual naming scheme and name all these new planets something other than strings of letters or numbers.

[identity profile] jadecat9.livejournal.com 2011-09-16 06:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, DUH. Of course they did.

[identity profile] astronemly.livejournal.com 2011-09-16 09:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes.

(Although to be honest, few of us will ever really call it that, instead using the "standard" name: Kepler-16b. The stars are Kepler-16A and 16B.)
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