[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

See todays ~~~~

Astronomy Picture of the Day 09-07-04

For Much more, including Hubble photograph.

[Aracelis]

Ping!

[RandallFlagg]

Bush's fault!
Women and minorities hardest hit.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Just for a breather.... check out this and today's astronomy picture.....

Astronomy Picture of the Day 09-07-04

This supernova was discovered by an amateur observer....

Intensity is 200 million times our sun ......

The supernova is (was ) part of a compact cluster of stars known as Sandage 96, whose total mass is about 24,000 times the mass of the sun......

Location is 11 million lightyears away........

The Universe is still busy and magnificent....

[Fides et Ratio]

Wow. I didn't know the Hubble telescope was aimed at the Kerry campaign.

[pete anderson]

But Universe is only 6006 years old!

[NormsRevenge]

Pretty cool stuff... Thanks!

[Faraday]

I highly recommend Alex Fillipenko's survey course on basic astronomy done for the Learning Company. It has been updated in 2003 and discusses in detail how the accelerating expansion of universe is measured. Also discussed in detail is the age of the universe and the uncertainty in that measurement. Fillipenko's web page is: http://www.astroalex.com/

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Ernest.

Ping to Kevin.