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This post is an extract of the material found in the sci.astro FAQ.
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many other FAQs are also available from
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The material in this document was contributed by 
Philippe Brieu <philippe@umich.edu>, 
Walter I. Nissen, Jr. CDP <dk058@cleveland.freenet.edu>, and 
Steven Willner <swillner@cfa.harvard.edu, with editing by 
Joseph Lazio <jlazio@patriot.net>.