Porrima (Gamma Virginis) separation was: Re: Big fun last night on Ranger Row

From: Bob Jardine (rljtac@No-Spam)
Date: Tue Apr 01 2003 - 11:27:34 MST


--- Craig Scull <craigus@No-Spam> wrote:

> Given that Porrima has a separation of 3.6".

Craig,

Maybe it was 3.6 a couple of years ago, but not now. Great example of
our non-static universe. See the following chart:

http://www.dibonsmith.com/vir_g.gif

It is difficult to judge the exact separation and position angle, but
the current separation is clearly well under 1 arcsecond.

Cheers, Bob J.

__________________________________________________
Do you Yahoo!?
Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms, and more
http://platinum.yahoo.com



The Astronomy Connection -- Mailing List Archives