Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

To: William Tell

The distant points are mainly galaxies. Stars in our galaxy usually are very bright and have “spikes” of light due to optical distortions. There are probably billions of galaxies. I know that there are organized efforts to categorize galaxy types by volunteers. There is training on galaxy types for these volunteers, but I don’t know that there is any attempt to name them.


8 posted on 09/02/2022 3:58:28 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies ]


To: MtnClimber

I sure wouldn’t want that job, LOL.


13 posted on 09/02/2022 5:26:29 PM PDT by telescope115 (Proud member of the ANTIFAuci movement. )
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 8 | View Replies ]

To: MtnClimber

I think you are saying that virtually all of the small dots in this picture
( https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap220902.html ) are galaxies? And that not even a dozen are stars in the Milky Way?

Some of those objects must be a long way off.


16 posted on 09/02/2022 10:11:01 PM PDT by William Tell
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 8 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson