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Old 17-July-2007, 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by dgruss23
Is the value of the Hubble constant locked down?
Apparently, the simple answer is no. According to Harvard's Water Maser Cosmology Project....
Today, the best estimate of the Hubble constant is uncertain by perhaps 10% when all things are considered.
Of course, in traditional astronomical terms, "uncertain by 10%" is astoundingly accurate.

Water masers do appear to have potential for modifying and giving us a more accurate distance scale. One interesting article I haven't seen mentioned is: A Revised Cepheid Distance to NGC 4258 and a Test of the Distance Scale by Jeffrey A. Newman, et al.

[Edit: Hmm. If that article link doesn't work for you, try this one.]
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