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Finding missing galaxies: Spitzer triumphs again

Anonymous Coward

Scaling Issue 

Posted Thursday 31st May 2007 13:17 GMT

I think you might find that the Coma cluster is approximately 20 million light years across, rather than a mere 20 ly.

See http://www.solstation.com/x-objects/coma-sc.htm, for example.

Ian McNee

Scaling spectacles? 

Posted Thursday 31st May 2007 19:59 GMT

I think you'll find that the article states that the Coma cluster is 20 million light years across :)

Lucy Sherriff

Light years of typos 

Posted Friday 1st June 2007 15:23 GMT

(Written by Reg staff)

To stop this turning into an all-out boffin bun fight: yes, I have edited the copy to include the missing millions. 20 light years would be a pitifully small galactic cluster, after all. Pitifuly small galaxy, come to that.

Thanks for flagging the typo.

Lucy Sherriff