Re: NO BIG BANG

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From: Joe Wang
Date: Fri, 06 Nov 1992 10:06

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In article <Nov.4.12.10.14.1992.24509@ruhets.rutgers.edu> bweiner@ruhets.rutgers.edu (Benjamin Weiner) writes:
>But also, nobody has found any stars or
>other objects with absolutely zero metallicity.  This is annoying,

A related annoying fact is that quasars have metal lines.  Since these
objects are supposedly some of the oldest objects around, it's quite
disconcerting to see metal lines in them.  (But there do appear to be
gas clouds in the quasar's line of sight that are metal-less.)

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