[Processing & Copyright: Robert Gendler, Roberto Colombari; Image Data: Hubble Space Telescope, European Southern Observatory]
1 posted on
11/19/2015 3:42:37 AM PST by
SunkenCiv
To: SunkenCiv
Because there are indeed closer galaxies than 11 mly (e.g., Andromeda at 2.5 mly), I'm confused by APOD's appellation "closest active galaxy." I clicked on the website's "active galaxy" link and received no enlightenment. Active in star formation? Active in evolving? Active in ejecting high-energy particles? Can you clear that up for me, please?
4 posted on
11/19/2015 7:47:32 AM PST by
Hebrews 11:6
(Do you REALLY believe that (1) God IS, and (2) God IS GOOD?)
To: SunkenCiv
It’s the Hamburger Galaxy!
It do NOT look like that in the telescope, at least from here in South Georgia. Maybe in Australia. :D
5 posted on
11/19/2015 8:04:29 AM PST by
Conan the Librarian
(The Best in Life is to crush my enemies, see them driven before me, and the Dewey Decimal System)
To: SunkenCiv
Nice star picture. Too bad it has all that hazy stuff and smears in the middle covering the stars. Just kidding. ;-)
14 posted on
11/19/2015 3:37:34 PM PST by
r_barton
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