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Post some of yarr cool space pics, here's one came in about 30 minutes ago, just released....
from http://scm.x.am
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap051111.html
Mountains of Creation
Credit: Lori Allen (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA) et al., JPL-Caltech, NASA
Explanation: This fantastic skyscape lies at the eastern edge of giant stellar nursery W5, about 7,000 light-years away in the constellation Cassiopeia. An infrared view from the Spitzer Space Telescope, it features interstellar clouds of cold gas and dust sculpted by winds and radiation from a hot, massive star outside the picture (just above and to the right). Still swaddled within the cosmic clouds, newborn stars are revealed by Spitzer's penetrating gaze, their formation also triggered by the massive star. Fittingly dubbed "Mountains of Creation", these interstellar clouds are about 10 times the size of the analogous Pillars of Creation in M16, made famous in a 1995 Hubble Space Telescope view. W5 is also known as IC 1848 and together with IC 1805 it is part of a complex region popularly dubbed the Heart and Soul Nebulae. The Spitzer image spans about 70 light-years at the distance of W5.
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This is the galaxy that our Milky Way Galaxy is colliding with, which is estimated to consume Earth and our solar system in about 5 000 000 000 years or so, released today from NASA & @ http://scm.x.am:
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PIC: First Galactic Look ~ Galaxy 891
http://www.space.com/imageoftheday/image_of_day_051027.html
First Galactic Look
The Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) opened its eyes on this galaxy, NGC 891, during its “first light” operations this month.
NGC 891 sits about 24 million light-years from Earth towards the constellation Andromeda.
“We admit that we picked NGC 891 because we find it to be a very attractive galaxy,” LBT astronomers said. “However, NGC891 is of particular scientific interest because the galaxy-wide burst of star formation inferred from X-ray emission is stirring up the gas and dust in its disk, resulting in filaments of obscuring dust extending vertically for hundreds of light-years.”
The $120 million LBT instrument consists of two, 27.6-foot (8.4 meter) mirrors, set inside an observatory atop Mount Graham in southeastern Arizona.
Astronomers used the telescope to capture this view of NGC 891 on Oct. 12, 2005 using a blue filter and 10, 30-second exposures. The telescope should begin full-up operations in 2006.
-- SPACE.com Staff
Credit: Large Binocular Telescope Observatory.
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Post some of yarr cool space pics, here's one came in about 30 minutes ago, just released....
from http://scm.x.am
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap051111.html
Mountains of Creation
Credit: Lori Allen (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA) et al., JPL-Caltech, NASA
Explanation: This fantastic skyscape lies at the eastern edge of giant stellar nursery W5, about 7,000 light-years away in the constellation Cassiopeia. An infrared view from the Spitzer Space Telescope, it features interstellar clouds of cold gas and dust sculpted by winds and radiation from a hot, massive star outside the picture (just above and to the right). Still swaddled within the cosmic clouds, newborn stars are revealed by Spitzer's penetrating gaze, their formation also triggered by the massive star. Fittingly dubbed "Mountains of Creation", these interstellar clouds are about 10 times the size of the analogous Pillars of Creation in M16, made famous in a 1995 Hubble Space Telescope view. W5 is also known as IC 1848 and together with IC 1805 it is part of a complex region popularly dubbed the Heart and Soul Nebulae. The Spitzer image spans about 70 light-years at the distance of W5.
And here's the two best ones, so far, from the other metal forum threads:
This is the galaxy that our Milky Way Galaxy is colliding with, which is estimated to consume Earth and our solar system in about 5 000 000 000 years or so, released today from NASA & @ http://scm.x.am:
R1D1 said:Three Faces of Andromeda
http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/Media/releases/ssc2005-20/ssc2005-20a.shtml
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/K. Gordon (University of Arizona)
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has captured stunning infrared views of the famous Andromeda galaxy to reveal insights that were only hinted at in visible light.
Spitzer's 24-micron mosaic (top panel) is the sharpest image ever taken of the dust in another spiral galaxy. This is possible because Andromeda is a close neighbor to the Milky Way at a mere 2.5 million light-years away.
The Spitzer multiband imaging photometer's 24-micron detector recorded 11,000 separate snapshots to create this new comprehensive picture. Asymmetrical features are seen in the prominent ring of star formation. The ring appears to be split into two pieces, forming the hole to the lower right. These features may have been caused by interactions with satellite galaxies around Andromeda as they plunge through its disk.
Spitzer also reveals delicate tracings of spiral arms within this ring that reach into the very center of the galaxy. One sees a scattering of stars within Andromeda, but only select stars that are wrapped in envelopes of dust light up at infrared wavelengths.
This is a dramatic contrast to the traditional view at visible wavelengths (lower left panel), which shows the starlight instead of the dust. The center of the galaxy in this view is dominated by a large bulge that overwhelms the inner spirals seen in dust. The dust lanes are faintly visible in places, but only where they can be seen in silhouette against background stars.
The multi-wavelength view of Andromeda (lower right panel) combines images taken at 24 microns (blue), 70 microns (green), and 160 microns (red). Using all three bands from the multiband imaging photometer allows astronomers to measure the temperature of the dust by its color. The warmest dust is brightest at 24 microns while the coolest is most evident at 160 microns. The blue/white areas have the hottest dust, as seen in the bulge and in the star-forming areas along the arms. The cooler dust floating further out in the ring and arms are in the redder regions.
The data were taken on August 25, 2004, the one-year anniversary of the launch of the space telescope. The observations have been transformed into this remarkable gift from Spitzer -- the most detailed infrared image of the spectacular galaxy to date.
About the Object Object Name: Andromeda Galaxy (M31)
Object Type: spiral galaxy
Position (J2000): RA: 00h42m44.3s Dec: +41d16m09s
Distance: 780,000 pc; 2.5 million light-years
Constellation: Andromeda
About the Data Image Credit:
NASA/JPL-Caltech/K. Gordon (University of Arizona)
Instrument: MIPS
Wavelength:
24 microns (pseudocolor); also 24 microns (blue), 70 microns (green), and 160 microns (red)
Exposure Date:
2004 August 25
Exposure Time:
100 sec/pixel (24 microns), 40 sec/pixel (70 microns), 9 sec/pixel (160 microns)
Image Scale: 2.8 x 0.8 degrees
Orientation: North is 53 deg CCW from up
Release Date: October 13, 2005
Observers Karl D. Gordon (University of Arizona)
Jeremy Bailin (Swinburne University of Technology, Australia)
Charles W. Engelbracht (University of Arizona)
George H. Rieke (University of Arizona)
Karl A. Misselt (University of Arizona)
William B. Latter (SSC/Caltech)
E. T. Young (University of Arizona)
Deborah A. Levine (SSC/Caltech)
M. W. Werner (JPL)
Pauline Barmby (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)
Brad K. Gibson (Swinburne University of Technology, Australia)
Joannah Hinz (University of Arizona)
Susan Stolovy (SSC/Caltech)
LINK TO ULTRA MASSIVE VERSION:
http://ipac.jpl.nasa.gov/media_images/ssc2005-20a.jpg
LINK TO ULTRA MASSIVE VERSION TOP IMAGE:
http://ipac.jpl.nasa.gov/media_images/ssc2005-20a1.jpg
LINK TO ULTRA MASSIVE VERSION BOTTOM LEFT IMAGE:
http://ipac.jpl.nasa.gov/media_images/ssc2005-20a3.jpg
LINK TO ULTRA MASSIVE VERSION BOTTOM RIGHT:
http://ipac.jpl.nasa.gov/media_images/ssc2005-20a2.jpg
Click here for more information & interviews:
http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/Media/releases/ssc2005-20/moreinfo.shtml
Click here for SCM full NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Official Press Release:
http://scm.11.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?p=5187#5187
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PIC: First Galactic Look ~ Galaxy 891
http://www.space.com/imageoftheday/image_of_day_051027.html
First Galactic Look
The Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) opened its eyes on this galaxy, NGC 891, during its “first light” operations this month.
NGC 891 sits about 24 million light-years from Earth towards the constellation Andromeda.
“We admit that we picked NGC 891 because we find it to be a very attractive galaxy,” LBT astronomers said. “However, NGC891 is of particular scientific interest because the galaxy-wide burst of star formation inferred from X-ray emission is stirring up the gas and dust in its disk, resulting in filaments of obscuring dust extending vertically for hundreds of light-years.”
The $120 million LBT instrument consists of two, 27.6-foot (8.4 meter) mirrors, set inside an observatory atop Mount Graham in southeastern Arizona.
Astronomers used the telescope to capture this view of NGC 891 on Oct. 12, 2005 using a blue filter and 10, 30-second exposures. The telescope should begin full-up operations in 2006.
-- SPACE.com Staff
Credit: Large Binocular Telescope Observatory.
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