Astronomers Need Our Help Naming Exoplanets
Aug 19, 2015 0:59:25 GMT -6
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Post by Rain on Aug 19, 2015 0:59:25 GMT -6
Dear Hernando's,
Well we can't travel there yet, but astronomers are actually seeking the public's help in naming some exoplanets in 260 solar systems. Honestly, I never thought their current names were that imaginative, and creative to begin with. I mean '51 Pegasi B'
? Really? They couldn't come up with anything better than that?
Well, now here is our chance to help them out.
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The voting page, which does not require registration, can be accessed - here.
I voted on a couple of exoplanets, it was actually fun. They give you nice names to choose from and explain the meanings of those names.
What about you ladies and gentlemen?
Well we can't travel there yet, but astronomers are actually seeking the public's help in naming some exoplanets in 260 solar systems. Honestly, I never thought their current names were that imaginative, and creative to begin with. I mean '51 Pegasi B'
? Really? They couldn't come up with anything better than that?Well, now here is our chance to help them out.
Source
Members of the public have been asked to help determine what to call 32 distant extrasolar worlds.
The International Astronomical Union's "NameExoWorlds" competition aims to give members of the public the opportunity to have their say on what to call some of the new planets that have been discovered in orbit around distant stars over the last few years.
The worlds chosen for the competition were picked from a pool of 260 solar systems and voted on by astronomy clubs and nonprofit organizations back at the beginning of the year.
The candidate planets include some well known examples such as 51 Pegasi b which in 1995 became the first extrasolar planet ever discovered around a sun-like star.
The vote will be open until October 31st with the winning names being announced in November.
"This list includes well-studied exoplanets discovered over twenty years, up to 31 December 2008," the website states. "A period of at least five years since the discovery has been considered as a simple and satisfactory criterion to include exoplanets which can be considered as confirmed."
"All the discoveries were made using various methods, including radial velocities, transits, microlensing and direct imagery."
The International Astronomical Union's "NameExoWorlds" competition aims to give members of the public the opportunity to have their say on what to call some of the new planets that have been discovered in orbit around distant stars over the last few years.
The worlds chosen for the competition were picked from a pool of 260 solar systems and voted on by astronomy clubs and nonprofit organizations back at the beginning of the year.
The candidate planets include some well known examples such as 51 Pegasi b which in 1995 became the first extrasolar planet ever discovered around a sun-like star.
The vote will be open until October 31st with the winning names being announced in November.
"This list includes well-studied exoplanets discovered over twenty years, up to 31 December 2008," the website states. "A period of at least five years since the discovery has been considered as a simple and satisfactory criterion to include exoplanets which can be considered as confirmed."
"All the discoveries were made using various methods, including radial velocities, transits, microlensing and direct imagery."
I voted on a couple of exoplanets, it was actually fun. They give you nice names to choose from and explain the meanings of those names.
What about you ladies and gentlemen?
