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26-February-2004, 07:28 PM
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SUMMARY: Astronomers have spent the last five years trying to explain a strange star called KH 15D, which winks on an off, sometimes with eclipses that last 24 hours. One theory is that there was a blob of protoplanetary material orbiting the star, occasionally blocking our view. By looking into historical images of the object, astronomers think they might have a new scenario that better explains their observations. They think it could be a double star system with a disk of material surrounding it and rotating with a wobble. This would explain the unusual eclipses.
What do you think about this story? Post your comments below. 
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26-February-2004, 07:48 PM
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This is very interseting story, I think I agree with the article saids, "Insight" is the best way to see it... well they still got 8 years for the observation, so I think that's enogh time.
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27-February-2004, 08:41 AM
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Are there any links with images of this unusual star?
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