Re: [TML] It was a light sail??

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It was a light sail?? Bruce Johnson (06 Nov 2018 18:42 UTC)

Re: [TML] It was a light sail?? Sudnadja (06 Nov 2018 19:30 UTC)

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Re: [TML] It was a light sail?? Catherine Berry (06 Nov 2018 20:23 UTC)

Re: [TML] It was a light sail?? Sudnadja (06 Nov 2018 20:57 UTC)

Re: [TML] It was a light sail?? Rupert Boleyn (06 Nov 2018 21:05 UTC)

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Re: [TML] It was a light sail?? Bruce Johnson (06 Nov 2018 21:31 UTC)

Re: [TML] It was a light sail?? Phil Pugliese (07 Nov 2018 01:10 UTC)

Re: [TML] It was a light sail?? Jeffrey Schwartz (07 Nov 2018 01:16 UTC)

Re: [TML] It was a light sail?? Sudnadja (07 Nov 2018 01:21 UTC)

Re: [TML] It was a light sail?? Phil Pugliese (07 Nov 2018 01:31 UTC)

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Re: [TML] It was a light sail?? Sudnadja (07 Nov 2018 01:46 UTC)

Re: [TML] It was a light sail?? Tim (07 Nov 2018 03:26 UTC)

Re: [TML] It was a light sail?? Sudnadja (07 Nov 2018 06:10 UTC)

Re: [TML] It was a light sail?? Bruce Johnson (07 Nov 2018 15:51 UTC)

Re: [TML] It was a light sail?? Sudnadja (07 Nov 2018 19:23 UTC)

Re: [TML] It was a light sail?? Sudnadja (06 Nov 2018 21:59 UTC)

Re: [TML] It was a light sail?? Rupert Boleyn 06 Nov 2018 21:05 UTC

On 07Nov2018 0953, Sudnadja (via tml list) wrote:

> Also, if it were a light sail, they must be incredibly common if we
> just happened to see one in an automated survey shortly after that
> survey started up. The galaxy would have had to have been flooded
> with them.

That does not follow. The odds of us seeing one right after we start
looking are very, very low if they aren't common, but very unlikely
events can still occur. They just aren't the way to bet.

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