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Re: (meteorobs) Murchison meteor interstellar grains - visibility
In a message dated 97-02-04 05:26:01 EST, you write:
>> Within the last couple of years, research has shown that the
>>Murchison meteorite also contains an agglomeration of extra-solar grains.
>> The interstellar grains in Murchison are small. They can barely be
>>seen with the naked eye. Typically, they are about .002-10 micrometers in
>>size.
>
>George, you must have amazing eyes if you can even barely see a 10
>micrometre grain let alone a 0.002 micrometre one. The resolution
>limit for the naked eye is usually taken as 100 to 200 micrometres.
>Nick Martin
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Nick,
This isn't my claim..dot it's the author of the article. I can assure you that
there's nothing amazing about my eyes.
George ZLay