Posted on 09/24/2004 8:17:42 AM PDT by Michael_Michaelangelo
Scientists studying the deepest picture of the Universe, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, have been left with a big poser: where are all the stars? The Ultra Deep Field is a view of one patch of sky built from 800 exposures.
The picture shows faint galaxies whose stars were shining just a few hundred million years after the Big Bang.
"Our results based on the Ultra Deep Field are very intriguing and quite a puzzle," says Dr Andrew Bunker, of Exeter University, UK, who led a team studying the new data."
"They're certainly not what I expected, nor what most of the theorists in astrophysics expected."
"There is not enough activity to explain the re-ionisation of the Universe," Dr Bunker told the BBC. "Perhaps there was more action in terms of star formation even earlier in the history of the Universe - that's one possibility.
"Another exciting possibility is that physics was very different in the early Universe; our understanding of the recipe stars obey when they form is flawed."
(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...
Coyote.
To which RadioAstronomer replied: Really? Do you actually know any astronomers or are you just talking out of your hat?
To which I say:
I side with CarolAnn. Wish I had met a gal like that, but never did. I hope my son does, one day.
She expresses perfectly how I also feel. And yes, I DO know some astronomers, one of whom allocates time on the Hubble. High school friend from the late 70's.
Peace.
Bump for Later!
And is he still looking for his God?
Thanks. For example, at the current rate and direction of expansion of our particular region of the universe from the moment of the Bang Bang all of the light emitted at the moment of the Big Bang in the same direction that we're traveling would long ago have passed us by. For the expanding universe 180 degrees opposite to our direction of expansion, there would exist a point in time after which any light being emitted in our direction of expansion would have already passed us. What fraction of the proposed age of the universe is represented by that point?
So far, you are doing an outstanding job and I appreciate the support.
You're welcome. I just never did quite accept, first there was nothing, then there was this big bang.
What is the source of your screen name?
After reading messages from Freepers for over a year, I finally decided to reply. I was so humbled by all of the outstanding people on Free Republic in 1998.
I tried to register as HUMBLE, but I hit the wrong key and spelled it wrong. Oh well, once registered, you are stuck.
So today, I am forever known as Hunble.
Yes, Hunble was created that simply.
I was never intending to be harsh; however, she insulted not only me but the entire astronomy profession.
It's been a long day.
Sigh. :-(
And is he still looking for his God?
He's an agnostic right now.
Hmmm, does this mean there aren't 11 other parallel universes? If so, forget it. In at least one, I'm living high off the hog, having won the lottery. Islam is kaput, so is NK. Iran had a relatively peaceful revolution, and the good guys are in charge.
I am sorry if I came across harsh today. I am tired and I have at least 5 or more hours of work here in the lab before I can leave.
A year ago, if anyone had dared challenge what was then accepted as fact concerning this issue, they would've been ridiculed by the scientific establishment. Now that all these brilliant minds have found out that their "facts" were mistaken, some new ones will soon be conjured up. And if you challenge those, you will be ridiculed. And...well, you get the picture.
God made the universe. I look forward to someday learning about the details. From Him.
MM
.... he said, as he picked up his third bottle of champagne and began dancing once again with the lithe blond tart with the flexibility of a gymnast and the willingness of starved adult actress the day the rent is due.
;-)
Lord man, I wish I worked in your lab! LOL!
Got any openings? In here it is cold and I forgot my jacket today. Silly me.
Amen, brother. I hope to see you there...
Last time I said that to a comely lass, she kicked me into the alto castrato section of the choir....
;-(
Where are all the stars? God moved them according to his plan. After all, they are HIS to move and do with as he sees fit. Nuff said.
Oh wait. Scientists don't believe in God. No wonder they are so confused.
Actually I used to think the same thing, but over the past few years on these forums I have learned that many of them 'believe'.
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Then it should be a simple matter for me to locate a Tesseract in my local store
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You can pick it up right next to the electron wave.
You remind me of the old fable about the man looking for three people more foolish than his bride. He comes across a group trying to rake the moon out of a lake. He tries to tell them the moon is actually in the sky but they call him a madman because anyone can see the moon is in the lake. He tells them if they would just look up, they would see he is right. They scream at him to either help rake the moon out of the lake or be on his way. He realizes there's no point in arguing with a fool, and goes on his way. And so do I.
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That's actually a two-dimensional projection of a three-dimensional projection of a four-dimensional object.
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Very true, but the individual I was trying to educate was already straining his neurons.
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