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what happend to your "free the kiwi" sig?
And I love stuff like this so I thought I'd share...
Cartwheel of Fortune
Credit: Chandra, GALEX, Hubble, Spitzer - Composite: NASA/JPL/Caltech/P.Appleton et al. Explanation: By chance, a collision of two galaxies has created a surprisingly recognizable shape on a cosmic scale - The Cartwheel Galaxy. The Cartwheel is part of a group of galaxies about 400 million light years away in the constellation Sculptor (two smaller galaxies in the group are visible below and left). Its rim is an immense ring-like structure over 100,000 light years in diameter, composed of star forming regions filled with extremely bright, massive stars. When galaxies collide they pass through each other, their individual stars do not come into contact. However, this ring-like shape is the result of gravitational disruption caused by a smaller galaxy passing through a large one, compressing the interstellar gas and dust and causing a a star formation wave to move out like a ripple across the surface of a pond. This false-color composite image of the Cartwheel Galaxy is from space-based observatories. The Chandra X-ray Observatory data is in purple, the Galaxy Evolution Explorer ultraviolet view is in blue, the Hubble Space Telescope visible light picture is in green and the Spitzer Space Telescope infrared image is in red.
what happend to your "free the kiwi" sig?
Its on hiatus. It'll be back!
good, otherwise i'd have to slap you
Nice, Manny...
You're also an asshole.
Those are beautiful pictures.
Awesome picture....
Wow.... that X-ray shot is fascinating in that it reveals several pulsars at the edge of the galaxy.... instead of near the center where they are usually found....
Perusing the antwerp site...I didn't realize the Pleiades cluster was (a) so (relatively) close and (b) so (relatively) small...
Its all good Manny. Great stuff.
Prettyyyyyyy!
Said it best!You're also an asshole.
I don't know what it is but I get it, I get it, space, weather and everything...manny likes that stuff
That's awesome! Thanks for posting.
I love that stuff too. I took a hard ass class called Universes(it was a combo of astronomy and physics).
I did a 16 page paper on Gamma Ray Bursts if you're interested...
that is sweet!!
Back in the day people didn't even know that when you look up on a clear night sky. Half the stars they could where really whole galaxies.
Friggin mind blowing. On 4th of July we normally bring out blankets and family and friends watch the stars out at the ranch in Real county. You can see the milky way out there still. Vs how ed up it is in the city to star gaze.
well Manny since you are into weather, my cousin has some pics of hail storm that hit Crystal City in 04'. i think he said it lasted about an half an hour
this last one is blurry
Beautiful.
THAT IS GREAT!!!
NOW CAN YOU SHOW US URANUS?
I dontknow wha is, but, seeking definites in an indefinite universe seems so ignorant after seeing this picture.
check it manny..."cartwheel cameltoe"
i know its not as interesting but oh well...
manny you are a nerd.
but i'm the same way on some things.
awesome shots there, though i know next to nothing about anything outside of this planet. I cant even really locate easy constellations.
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