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Spitzer's Stunning Portrait of Andromeda
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| Oct 14, 2005
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Posted on 10/17/2005 7:55:09 AM PDT by kanawa
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To: EsmeraldaA; All
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posted on
10/17/2005 12:23:32 PM PDT
by
KevinDavis
(the space/future belongs to the eagles --> http://www.cafepress.com/kevinspace1)
To: kanawa
I never dreamed to lay eyes on another GALAXY.
Now how many assume that humans are the highest level of intellegence in the entire universe and don't think there might be SOME intellegent life in that galaxy. Not to say they are making visits to toothless men with homosexual probing fantasies in the desert, but they might be out there.
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posted on
10/17/2005 12:23:44 PM PDT
by
sandbar
To: kanawa
To: BikerNYC; All
That is correct, and that will happen in a billion years from now..
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posted on
10/17/2005 12:25:28 PM PDT
by
KevinDavis
(the space/future belongs to the eagles --> http://www.cafepress.com/kevinspace1)
To: BikerNYC
>>>Andromeda is moving toward our galaxy, I believe, and will some day crash right into us.>>>
How cool would that be??? Deadly, yes, but really really cool!
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posted on
10/17/2005 12:28:43 PM PDT
by
sandbar
To: kanawa
Those are stunning.
Nice post!
To: sandbar
And it seems that the two galaxies will coalesce into one larger galaxy.
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posted on
10/17/2005 12:33:12 PM PDT
by
BikerNYC
(Modernman should not have been banned.)
To: mikegi
Hard to believe such things actually exist. That's a lot like the Milky Way. In other words, we look like that, too.
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posted on
10/17/2005 12:34:39 PM PDT
by
RightWhale
(Repeal the law of the excluded middle)
To: reagan_fanatic
>I
was going to travel to Yellowstone next year...
To: KevinDavis
please add me to space ping list. Fantastic photo!
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posted on
10/17/2005 12:43:12 PM PDT
by
AmericanDave
(God bless .......and MORE COWBELL)
To: Obadiah
"Spitzer's Stunning Portrait of Andromeda," "The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament shows his handiwork." -- Ps 19:1
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posted on
10/17/2005 1:21:39 PM PDT
by
tom h
To: BikerNYC
Andromeda is moving toward our galaxy, I believe, and will some day crash right into us. Minorities and children most affected.
52
posted on
10/17/2005 2:18:09 PM PDT
by
Centurion2000
((Aubrey, Tx) --- Truth, Justice and the American Way)
To: RightWhale
We could also look something like this:
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posted on
10/17/2005 2:54:05 PM PDT
by
clyde asbury
(When cryptography is outlawed, bayl bhgynjf jvyy unir cevinpl.)
To: clyde asbury
The Milky Way has several identified arms. We live in the outskirts of one of the minor arms in a relatively dust-free hole 500 lightyears across. The arm may be seen by looking in the direction of Sagittarius on any clear, dark night--if there are any such nights anymore. The Milky Way does not appear to be a barred spiral.
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posted on
10/17/2005 3:04:34 PM PDT
by
RightWhale
(Repeal the law of the excluded middle)
To: RightWhale
The study I remember was from several years ago, so it may very well not have been substantiated in later studies. I've forgotten what was found to suggest the arms of a barred spiral.
Either way, the Milky Way must be an impressive sight.
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posted on
10/17/2005 3:16:22 PM PDT
by
clyde asbury
(When cryptography is outlawed, bayl bhgynjf jvyy unir cevinpl.)
To: clyde asbury
I remember from childhood when the Milky Way was actually visible that a lot of structure could be seen like a superhighway going off into the distance as far as you could imagine. Come to think of it, though, there was a report that the main structure is slightly barred, not as pronounced as the one in your image.
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posted on
10/17/2005 3:20:28 PM PDT
by
RightWhale
(Repeal the law of the excluded middle)
To: theFIRMbss
You can see the Andromeda Galaxy with the naked eye alone if you have a dark enough sky. Star hop from Mirach to the star in the opposite 'leg' to Andromeda. It will look like a fuzzy patch. Not looking right at it may reveal it easier (averted vision can see dimmer objects than direct vision.) I have read that it is the farthest thing visible to the naked eye--some 2 million light years away.
57
posted on
10/17/2005 3:22:23 PM PDT
by
hanamizu
To: KevinDavis
Awesome Pic. As always thanks for space ping list.
58
posted on
10/17/2005 3:24:54 PM PDT
by
Captain Beyond
(The Hammer of the gods! (Just a cool line from a Led Zep song))
To: RightWhale
The arm may be seen by looking in the direction of Sagittarius on any clear, dark night--if there are any such nights anymore.
It's relatively rural where I live. Clear summer nights without haze are pretty rare here, but Sagittarius is stunning when you can catch it. Without moonlight, M31 is clearly visible to the unaided eye. M33 is, too - well, maybe. I'm never completely sure I'm seeing it. I have an Astroscan that shows them both well. Galaxy hunting is a treat during late nights in winter.
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posted on
10/17/2005 3:36:03 PM PDT
by
clyde asbury
(When cryptography is outlawed, bayl bhgynjf jvyy unir cevinpl.)
To: clyde asbury
M31 has remained easily seen even while the quality of the night sky has turned to pond scum. If you can see the Square of Pegasus, which is still easy, you can follow the stars over and up and there it is. Even when the dimmest visible star is mag 3, M31 is still there, fuzzy as ever.
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posted on
10/17/2005 3:39:46 PM PDT
by
RightWhale
(Repeal the law of the excluded middle)
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