Three Dozen New Galaxies Are Found in Nearby Space

NY Times ^ | December 22, 2004 | DENNIS OVERBYE

[Joe Hadenuf]

Whoops, correction This was a 20 minute exposure. M-42 was 3 minutes.

My latest shot of star cluster below is M3. I am pretty proud of this one.

Its one of the most outstanding globular clusters, containing an estimated 500,000 stars. At a distance of about 33,900 light years, it is further away than the center of our Galaxy. The age of globular cluster predates earth and has been estimated at about 20 billion years old.

It was not visible to the unaided eye at my location due to moderate light pollution. This image is a 20 minute exposure, film format, and was processed with Adobe Photoshop, as the raw image had slight light pollution fogging, was slightly out of focus and there were tracking problems

Thought I'd share this too. Merry Christmas and a safe new year to all!

[XBob]

The milky way

Merry Christmas, and sweet dreams.

[Baraonda]

Joe, cant see the picture.

Get the dreaded red cross.

Merry Christmas.

[Baraonda]

Thanks, XBob.

That sure brings back memories.

Merry Christmas.

[calex59]

Because if you ever looked up you would know why they call it the milky way:) If you live in a city or near a major city you can't see the stars when you look up because of the lights.

[Joe Hadenuf]

Sorry about that. I can see them here. Strange. I'll see if I can fix that. They are on my FR profile. Dang computer LOL.

Merry Christmas!

[djf]

Merry Christmas to you, my friend. Always a wonder to watch the skies, ain't it!

[Ichneumon]

"Our galaxies are getting farther and farther apart from each other." Really?

Yes, on average.

Then why are we also told that galaxies are always colliding with each other?

Because some of them are.

Imagine an exploding grenade -- as the shrapnel expands outward, most of the pieces are flying away from all the other pieces, yet a few are going to manage to smack into other pieces anyway. Plus with galaxies, gravity tends to bring some together.

[Joe Hadenuf]

I think I fixed it. Let me know if you can see them. Of course I've had a few drinks too...hehe.

[neverdem]

Thanks for the APOD link. Merry Christmas!

[Recovering Hermit]

I want to be king of the Galaxy.

The galaxy is on Orion's belt.

[Ichneumon]

The galaxy is on Orion's belt.

Here, kitty kitty...

[Aracelis]

bttt and a Merry Christmas to you all.
My very best wishes,
RA

That's it? Just a ping and a "bttt"??? Santa's gonna fill your stocking with coal, Sir!

[AndrewC]

Thanks!

A merry and blessed Christmas to you and your family.

Isa 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

[Shryke]

Quit cryin' over spilled milky way.

Laz. Dude.

[Shryke]

Thanks, RA, MC to you as well. No photographs have ever moved me more than the deep field ones. Beyond breathtaking.

[Spandau]

Does anyone also think it is our destiny to populate the stars?

No, I do not. The aliens will learn how to fold space before we do. When their star destroyers arrive, they will unleash a massive artillery preparation from space against us. It will saturate every square foot of the Earth's surface with explosives and radiation.

[PGalt]

Fascinating!

[Einigkeit_Recht_Freiheit]

"Our own is simply to large to be explored by us. The fuels are inadequate, the distances are too great and our lifespans are too short."

You have no imagination. The thought of man landing on the moon could not have been conceived 2000 years ago because people did not really know what the moon was.

How do you know that in 2000 more years travelling to the other side of the galaxy might not be as easy and routine as a transatlantic flight?

There is more under heaven and earth than is dreamt of in your philosophy starfish923.