My father is an astronomer and told us about Saturn's transit of the Crab Nebula. His team (he said this at the dinner table) observed Titan from the Chandra X-ray Observatory. Can anyone tell me what they discovered about Titan? I have-and still do not- have a clue.
2007-01-01 13:43:40 · 3 answers · asked by Daphne 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
This was several years ago.
Maybe it sounds like they want to see how small the X-ray producing object of the Crab Nebula is, since X-rays can't be focused (much), they like to pass right through things, but Saturn's blocking the source for them.
Since a small, slow precise body doesn't go in front of a pulsar often.. maybe they measure the eclipse to see if it's instantaneous by their instruments, so they have an upper size limit to whatever produces the X-rays.
Maybe. Why don't you just ask him?
2007-01-02 22:23:19 · answer #1 · answered by anonymous 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why don't you ask your dad? I understand that he's an astronomer and was part of the team that made the discovery.
2007-01-01 13:52:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It'll be in the papers tomorrow so I guess you can know now. They have seen movement and they believe its mechanical in nature.
2007-01-01 13:46:07 · answer #3 · answered by Haven17 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋