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  1. 2011-Jul-06, 04:55 PM #1
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    [Monster Black Hole]

    "Astronomers have spied a monster black hole - the brightest object yet seen in the early Universe...

    What is a puzzle is the scale of the black hole driving this quasar. It has a mass two billion times that of the Sun.

    Its detection is one of a number lately that have indicated the presence many super-massive objects in the early cosmos. Scientists are struggling to explain how these objects could have evolved so big, so fast.

    "It is safe to say that the existence of this quasar will be giving some theorists sleepless nights," observed Chris Willott from the Canadian Astronomy Data Centre in a News and Views article in Nature."


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  2. 2011-Jul-06, 06:36 PM #2
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  3. 2011-Jul-06, 06:48 PM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by BobEldritch View Post
    "Astronomers have spied a monster black hole - the brightest object yet seen in the early Universe...
    Of what relevance is this to hamsters?
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    Quote Originally Posted by BobEldritch View Post
    "It is safe to say that the existence of this quasar will be giving some theorists sleepless nights,"
    Only those theorists who care if their theories match observation.
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  5. 2011-Jul-06, 08:56 PM #5
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    Huh?

    Quote Originally Posted by Amber Robot View Post
    Only those theorists who care if their theories match observation.
    What does this black hole stuff have to do with the OP's ATM?
    I'm not a hardnosed mainstreamer; I just like the observations, theories, predictions, and results to match.

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  6. 2011-Jul-06, 09:18 PM #6
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    Above posts moved from this ATM thread: http://www.bautforum.com/showthread....laxy-Conundrum
    Being treated as an astronomy news-report for now.
    Please do not continue the DIY moderation - keep it on topic. (And if the topic is unknown - just ignore).
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  7. 2011-Jul-07, 01:37 PM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by BobEldritch View Post
    It has a mass two billion times that of the Sun.
    I'm wondering how they got that figure....?
    Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts.
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