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How much would you weigh at the equator of the fastest spinning pulsar?

Assuming you have a mass of 70 kg, what would your weight be on the equator of PSR J1748−2446ad?
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What is sonic transition of an astrophysical fluid?

My notes mention sonic transition of a fluid. Is it where the speed of the fluid elements cross the speed of sound in the medium they are located?
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Where can I find galaxy spectra (in the form of FITS files)?

I know there's SDSS and I tried searching for the spectra through the navigate and explore tool under CAS as well as by using RA/Dec coordinates under SAS, but every single time it comes out with 0 ...
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Setting specific CENTER coordinates coordinate in SWARP

The SWARP Documentation specifies that we first set the CENTER_TYPE to MANUAL and then in the CENTER parameter we specify either one of the equatorial coordinates (RA, Dec). This is specified in the ...
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What was the energy/wavelength/frequency of the CMB when first emitted/released?

Given the z redshift of 1089, and the temperature difference between then and now of about 1089, I tried scaling the ev, freq. and wavelength by 1089.... Is that right? I get a freq. of about 240 ...

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