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Astronomy Picture of the Day
NASA ^ | 4/3/10 | NASA

Posted on 04/03/2010 5:34:17 AM PDT by sig226


NGC 602 and Beyond
Credit:
NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI / AURA) - ESA/Hubble Collaboration

Explanation: Near the outskirts of the Small Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy some 200 thousand light-years distant, lies 5 million year young star cluster NGC 602. Surrounded by natal gas and dust, NGC 602 is featured in this stunning Hubble image of the region. Fantastic ridges and swept back shapes strongly suggest that energetic radiation and shock waves from NGC 602's massive young stars have eroded the dusty material and triggered a progression of star formation moving away from the cluster's center. At the estimated distance of the Small Magellanic Cloud, the picture spans about 200 light-years, but a tantalizing assortment of background galaxies are also visible in the sharp Hubble view. The background galaxies are hundreds of millions of light-years or more beyond NGC 602.


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To: Hot Tabasco
I just hope I live long enough till it's discovered.

I just hope they don't think we are tasty, with a little Hot Tabasco...

21 posted on 04/03/2010 8:23:39 AM PDT by null and void (We are now in day 435 of our national holiday from reality. - 0bama really isn't one of US.)
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To: sig226

I usually judge Vast distances by the distance Voyager had to travel from the Delta quadrant back home to the Alpha quadrant.
I think it was 70,000 light years.
At Warp 9 that was like 70 years of travel.
Half the distance across the Milky Way.

70 years at Warp 9, and thats only 70,000 ly.......

Big universe.


22 posted on 04/03/2010 8:48:55 AM PDT by mowowie
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To: sig226

Too bad we couldn’t recover the Hubble and bring it back for the Smithsonian.


23 posted on 04/03/2010 8:58:37 AM PDT by mowowie
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To: Hot Tabasco

I’d pick the higher res picture from the actual website then right click on it and pick “Set As Backround”

you might also have to choose “Stretch” in Desktop properties to get a picture to completely fill the screen.


24 posted on 04/03/2010 9:08:12 AM PDT by mowowie
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To: null and void
I just hope they don't think we are tasty, with a little Hot Tabasco...

LOL!

I was thinking maybe a tattoo that says "I taste like worms" but then I would be forever having to explain it..........

25 posted on 04/03/2010 9:52:54 AM PDT by Hot Tabasco
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To: hstacey
I don’t know if you saw this but here’s how to make it your wall paper.

Thank you

26 posted on 04/03/2010 9:53:44 AM PDT by Hot Tabasco
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To: Hot Tabasco

Did it work??


27 posted on 04/03/2010 11:26:59 AM PDT by hstacey
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To: hstacey
yes it did and it fit the entire screen too without having to modify the size (which I wouldn't have known how to do)...

I find myself just looking at it and all the little things that represent galaxies ........and the knowledge that those little galaxies are literally trillions and trillions of miles away from us.........

It makes me feel so insignificant.......

28 posted on 04/03/2010 1:37:04 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco
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To: Hot Tabasco

They are already here and I expect our public masters to reveal their existence soon, so you may get your wish.


29 posted on 04/03/2010 1:46:09 PM PDT by winodog (We've got more people voting for a living than we do working for a living.")
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To: mowowie

How fast is warp nine?


30 posted on 04/03/2010 1:47:09 PM PDT by winodog (We've got more people voting for a living than we do working for a living.")
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To: winodog
They are already here and I expect our public masters to reveal their existence soon, so you may get your wish.

You could be right, someone already sent me a letter wanting to know how many people live in my house.........

Could assimilation be in my future? Makes one want to say Hmmmm.............

31 posted on 04/03/2010 1:52:38 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco
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To: winodog

“...How fast is warp nine?...”

A little slower than my old ‘69 Camero was.


32 posted on 04/03/2010 5:16:39 PM PDT by NCC-1701 (ZEROs FAVORITE SONG -- I, ME, MINE -- BY THE BEATLES)
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To: winodog
How fast is warp nine?

1.63 Trillion Kilometers per hour. +/-

33 posted on 04/04/2010 12:36:09 PM PDT by rjsimmon (1-20-2013 The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
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To: sig226

Please remove me from your APOD list.

I love it and appreciate the effort you put into it but will search via keyword/title from now on. Thanks!


34 posted on 04/06/2010 6:22:36 PM PDT by Miztiki ( FReeper Jeff Head needs our help! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2481989/posts)
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