Saturday, May 17, 2014

14 Red Dwarf Stars to View with Backyard Telescopes

14 Red Dwarf Stars to View with Backyard Telescopes:

An artist's conception of a red dwarf solar system. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech.

An artist’s conception of a red dwarf solar system. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech.
They’re nearby, they’re common and — at least in the latest exoplanet newsflashes hot off the cyber-press — they’re hot. We’re talking about red dwarf stars, those “salt of the galaxy” stars that litter the Milky Way. And while it’s true that there are more of “them” than there are of “us,” not a single one is bright enough to be seen with the naked eye from the skies of Earth.(...)


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