[AZ-Observing] Teacher finds new cosmic object

• From: edwin hubble <hubble_edwin@xxxxxxxxx>
• To: TAAAforum <taaaforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, azObserving <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2008 13:32:59 -0700 (PDT)

BBC News has an interesting article at
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7543776.stm

It reports the discovery of a new class of cosmic object found by Hanny Van 
Arkel, a Dutch schoolteacher, near IC 2497.

The discovery was made using the Galaxy Zoo website that helps classify 
galaxies in telescope images:
http://www.galaxyzoo.org/

A paper has been submitted to Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.

Victor Herrero


      
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