djb@cbosgd.UUCP (08/22/83)
Indeed, you are correct about "Snickers." As I remember it was in 1978 that some astronomers discovered a collection of stars just outside the confines of our galaxy. Some studies and calculations confirmed that it was a truly separate "cloud" very much like the Magellanic Clouds, but considerably smaller. After much deliberation, they named this new member of our Local Group "Snickers" since "it is like the Milky Way, only peanuts." And they say astronomers are a dull, humorless breed... David Bryant Bell Labs Columbus, OH (614) 860-4516 (cbosg!djb)