Galactic Maelstrom

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Sparky
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Galactic Maelstrom

Unread post by Sparky » Tue Apr 22, 2014 7:18 am

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Stephen Smith

https://www.thunderbolts.info/wp/2014/0 ... maelstrom/

M51 (NGC 5194), the Whirlpool Galaxy and its companion M51b.

What evidence is there that M51b is a companion?

What qualifies as a companion? :?
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Re: Galactic Maelstrom

Unread post by Frantic » Tue Apr 22, 2014 3:34 pm

Surprisingly found this definition sparky :
4: a celestial body that appears close to another but that may or may not be associated with it in space
So I guess the answer is nothing qualifies it except the way it looks to you Sparky.

I vote we remove the term "companion" from scientific vocabulary along with "ionized gas."
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Re: Galactic Maelstrom

Unread post by nick c » Tue Apr 22, 2014 6:12 pm

Sparky wrote:What evidence is there that M51b is a companion?
Looks like M51b is physically connected to one of the spiral arms of M51.
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Re: Galactic Maelstrom

Unread post by Sparky » Wed Apr 23, 2014 10:13 am

nick c wrote:
Sparky wrote:What evidence is there that M51b is a companion?
Looks like M51b is physically connected to one of the spiral arms of M51.
m51.png
ok,,,,that I can see..... ;)
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