[HOTTIEBOY]

We had some discussion of this yesterday, so I thought I would post this today. Considered one of the most beautiful images taken, it is hard to imagine scale of this nebula. All the bright stars are foreground stars. It would take 30 years traveling at the speed of light to go across this image. Truly mind boggling.

Also, I have another image to share with you. It is a new image of my daughter in my profile.

[ToddBush]

Naaaaaaay

[ToddBush]

By the way, good pic of your daughter. Don't let her date till she's 30.

[Mr. K]

can this be seen with the naked eye from a relatively good telescope?

or do you need time-lapse to gather enough light?

[End Times Sentinel]

Okay, not to come off sounding like a total retard, but I'm having a hard time reconciling what I'm reading with what I'm seeing. "Picture" isn't photograph taken from a telescope, right?  It's an artist's rendering as informed by a radio telescope, correct?

Also, that's one fine looking daughter.  You, sir, will be in my prayers.

Owl_Eagle

(If what I just wrote makes you sad or angry,

 it was probably sarcasm)

[The_Victor]

Nice pic of your baby girl. You have my sympathy (in advance).

[Woman on Caroline Street]

Hey, did you catch that new show on History channel "Six Degrees of Francis Bacon" yet?

It's the same premise as the show Connections, where they make six connections from point A to point F.

Example, last night's show was thus:

Connect in six degrees, Wooly Mammoths to the repair of the Hubble Space telescope.

Wooly Mammoths prompted early man to create harpoons. Harpoons helped build the whaling industry
The decline of Whale Oil prompted a new lighting method.
The invention of the light bulb caused the burgeoning of the vacuum tube industry.
The vacuum tube industry led to development of pressurized suits to work in vacuum chambers.
These suits allowed the space crew to work in space to attach the optics that would fix the Hubble Telescope.

Connections was still better. The host of this new show is a bit annoying, but it still beats network television.

[countorlock]

Beautiful! I suppose galaxies are not as pretty but I still like them better since they are so much bigger and farther away.

And all created 6000 years ago.

[Rummyfan]

It would take 30 years traveling at the speed of light to go across this image. Truly mind boggling.

Kinda puts things in perspective doesn't it?

[Dallas59]

Nice looking tank. I can't paint, ride a motorcycle and I'm too old to date.

[RightWhale]

difficult object to view with a small telescope

Virtually impossible for most eyes.

[HOTTIEBOY]

almost forgot to ping...

[meanie monster]

Thanks for sharing your pics with us!