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JazzaferriJazzaferri Victoria B.C.Moderator Dunn Ultrafox, DuPont MDC20 Gretsch Chet Atkins CG
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I can't resist it. My Nephew has just been awarded the Carl Sagan Fellowship. A three year post doctoral study in exoplanetary science. He has also discovered a new planet recently.

We are all very proud of his achievements.
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  • rimmrimm Ireland✭✭✭✭ Paul doyle D hole, washburn washington
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    Awesome stuff, what's the planet going to be called?
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  • JazzaferriJazzaferri Victoria B.C.Moderator Dunn Ultrafox, DuPont MDC20 Gretsch Chet Atkins CG
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    they dont name new planets or stars any more just an alphanumeric id very practical...extremely unromantic
    The Magic really starts to happen when you can play it with your eyes closed
  • Lango-DjangoLango-Django Niagara-On-The-Lake, ONModerator
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    Ok, then, how about: "DJ-4-NG-0" ?

    congrats to your nephew from a huge Carl Sagan fan!
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  • swing68swing68 Poznan, Poland✭✭✭ Manouche Modele Orchestre, JWC Catania Swing
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    Utter, utter respect. Brilliant news!

    Now all we have to do is come up with a head and some chords: "Minor Brag" is too good a song title to pass up on :)
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  • JazzaferriJazzaferri Victoria B.C.Moderator Dunn Ultrafox, DuPont MDC20 Gretsch Chet Atkins CG
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    I'll get working on it LOL

    Will, I too am a huge fan of Carl Sagan. Have his books and watched his tv series last century ....hehehe...always wanted to say that.
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  • Bob HoloBob Holo Moderator
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    Congrats to the brainy nephew, Jay. There is so much possible in space exploration now with the improvements in optics, power generation & storage, miniaturized logic, and temperature resistant materials. This is the very time we should be getting excited about space exploration. It's good to know that bright young people see that.
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  • JazzaferriJazzaferri Victoria B.C.Moderator Dunn Ultrafox, DuPont MDC20 Gretsch Chet Atkins CG
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    Below is an excerpt from an email from my nephew Kevin Stevenson about the planet he found.

    Thanks, Jay. That's really cool! The name of the candidate planet is UCF-1.01 and it orbits the nearby red dwarf star GJ 436. NASA even made a YouTube video taking a virtual voyage from Earth to the planet. You can check it our here:


    The Magic really starts to happen when you can play it with your eyes closed
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