LHS 464! What do you know...

James Son · Nov 30, 2015

I just happened to stumble upon LHS 464. "What an interesting coincidence" i thought. Hmmm, i wonder...

Yes! LHS 6128 also exists! A coincidence??? Really???

P.S.: In case anyone wonders, No 472 or 664.

Gray Lensman · Nov 30, 2015

Are you referencing composite numbers here?

nanucq · Nov 30, 2015

Amstrad...

lysan · Nov 30, 2015

Go visit LV-426 instead, much fun I'm told.

James Son · Nov 30, 2015

Gray Lensman said:
Are you referencing composite numbers here?

nanucq said:
Amstrad...

This.

Sapyx · Nov 30, 2015

I'm afraid I'm missing the cultural reference, but these stars are all real-universe stars. "LHS" is a star catalogue, the Luyten Half-second Survey of stars that are visibly moving over time from our point of view on Earth. As you can see from the Sinbad database for this star, it has a couple dozen alternative "names". Most stars have multiple possible names or designations. The ED starmap, however, only has room for one name, so FD had to pick one; they usually picked the "most commonly used" designation.

"LHS 472" also exists in the game, for example - but it's known as "Wolf 1062". "Wolf" being another catalogue of high-proper-motion stars.

Para Handy · Dec 1, 2015

Sapyx said:
I'm afraid I'm missing the cultural reference, but these stars are all real-universe stars. "LHS" is a star catalogue, the Luyten Half-second Survey of stars that are visibly moving over time from our point of view on Earth. As you can see from the Sinbad database for this star, it has a couple dozen alternative "names". Most stars have multiple possible names or designations. The ED starmap, however, only has room for one name, so FD had to pick one; they usually picked the "most commonly used" designation.

"LHS 472" also exists in the game, for example - but it's known as "Wolf 1062". "Wolf" being another catalogue of high-proper-motion stars.

Don't you just love this forum at times?

I'd give you a +rep for sure but the forum is broken, sorry.

James Son · Dec 1, 2015

Sapyx said:
I'm afraid I'm missing the cultural reference

Ok, for those who are not familiar here's a link. It's one of the first home computers (1984) the original Elite was played on.

Sapyx said:
but these stars are all real-universe stars

Sapyx said:
"LHS 472" also exists in the game, for example - but it's known as "Wolf 1062"

Wow. Nice touch. Indeed, some rep would be appropriate, it seems the relevant link is currently not available though...

Antoniius · Dec 1, 2015

James Son said:
Ok, for those who are not familiar here's a link. It's one of the first home computers (1984) the original Elite was played on.

The original Elite...... i still do not remeber where i played it first time. C64? C128? Amiga? ZX Spectrum?

sweet memories