{"id":10901,"date":"2011-09-17T18:19:36","date_gmt":"2011-09-17T07:19:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/?p=10901"},"modified":"2011-09-19T18:33:19","modified_gmt":"2011-09-19T07:33:19","slug":"two-suns-in-the-sunset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/2011\/09\/17\/two-suns-in-the-sunset\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Suns in the Sunset"},"content":{"rendered":"

So sang Roger Waters on the Pink Floyd album The Final Cut<\/em>. It was an image evoking the detonation of a nuclear bomb seen on the horizon as the sun sets — both signaling an end.<\/p>\n

Then George Lucas gave us Tatooine, Luke Skywalker’s desert planet.<\/p>\n

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Seeing that image in Star Wars<\/em>, many scoffed and said it was impossible to have a planet orbiting two suns. How often have you heard that kind of nit-pickery in the aftermath of a science fiction film viewing?<\/p>\n

Now there’s this, an artist’s impression of Kepler-16(AB)-b:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Yes, astronomers have discovered a binary system with an orbiting planet — Kepler-16(AB)-b or “Tatooine” as it is being dubbed.<\/p>\n

<\/object><\/center>Read about it on Space.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

So much for the nit-pickers.<\/p>\n