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To: Volsi Mimir who wrote (5620)3/24/2000 4:41:00 PM
From: Volsi Mimir  Respond to of 13018
 
The new word of the day: ejecta blob

(from the previous posts link)
A sequence of eight exposures was necessary to cover the object's huge dynamic range:
the outer ejecta blobs are 100,000 times fainter than the brilliant central star.

"Honey-please, wipe that ejecta blob from your face.
That's nasty."
~Sol