AMERICAN ITEMS.
AUSTRALIAN ANI) N.Z. CARLE ASSOCIATION. TWO SUNS. VICTORIA, ISA'.. July 23 What is characterised as the most outst. Hiding recent astronomical development is recorded in the announcement by Dr Plaskett, Director of the Dominion of Canada’s Astro-Physical Observatory, that he has discovered twin suns. 62 quadrillion miles from the earth. Dr Plaskett estimates that the suns burn at a temperature of 30,000 l'alilenheit, and whirl round each other. The more massive planet is 76 times thy bulk of Din •’in. ami Ihe second one 00 times, while I lie* larger one i--16.0 iJ times brighter than our sun, and the smaller 12.1X10 times. It t-ik.-s light 60.000 years to travel from the twin suns to the earth.
Tee largest oi the new suns is more than five times the size of any other known heavenly body.
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Hokitika Guardian, 25 July 1922, Page 2
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138AMERICAN ITEMS. Hokitika Guardian, 25 July 1922, Page 2
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