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Posted: 9/17/2009 12:12:07 AM EDT
this one has always been one of my favorites. i think i first saw it in national geographic. if i remember correctly (correct me if im wrong) it's a couple billion light years from the top of one of those gas clouds to the bottom of the picture. awe inspiring IMO 
this one is pretty neat also 
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Posted: 9/17/2009 12:16:36 AM EDT
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Posted: 9/17/2009 12:21:50 AM EDT
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xvt screen cap? xwa was better
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Posted: 9/17/2009 12:26:11 AM EDT
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Posted: 9/17/2009 12:26:26 AM EDT
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Ah yes, one of hubble's most famous shots. Most, if not all of our best deep space pictures have some from the hubble space telescope. It will be a sad day when they give it its final marching orders into the pacific ocean. :(
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Posted: 9/17/2009 12:27:41 AM EDT
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this is a serious thread and your not being serious 
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Posted: 9/17/2009 12:30:10 AM EDT
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I remember playing the x-wing and tie fighter on my buddies brand new Pentium 60 back in 94... SO AWESOME. I loved those games! Do photos looking into space from earth count? I took this one in 04, caught a nice meteor during the perseids.  |
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Posted: 9/17/2009 12:33:00 AM EDT
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this one has always been one of my favorites. i think i first saw it in national geographic. if i remember correctly (correct me if im wrong) it's a couple billion light years from the top of one of those gas clouds to the bottom of the picture. awe inspiring IMO http://i30.tinypic.com/b67twp.jpg this one is pretty neat also http://i27.tinypic.com/5l3q4i.jpg Damn. Thats a long way. Just looking at that and trying to comprehend the distance is crazy. |
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Posted: 9/17/2009 12:37:37 AM EDT
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this is a serious thread and your not being serious
Ok, ok....Andromeda (M31) FTW. 
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Posted: 9/17/2009 1:07:55 AM EDT
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Posted: 9/17/2009 1:11:35 AM EDT
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Some of these pics are amazing, It makes me wonder if some day we will travel them like in the movies.
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Posted: 9/17/2009 1:19:49 AM EDT
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Great pics....
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Posted: 9/17/2009 1:20:56 AM EDT
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Hubble Ultra Deep Field:
The Hubble Ultra Deep Field, or HUDF, is an image of a small region of space in the constellation Fornax, composited from Hubble Space Telescope data accumulated over a period from September 24, 2003 through January 16, 2004. It is the deepest image of the universe ever taken[1], looking back approximately 13 billion years, and it will be used to search for galaxies that existed between 400 and 800 million years after the Big Bang. The HUDF image was taken in a section of the sky with a low density of bright stars in the near-field, allowing much better viewing of dimmer, more distant objects. The image contains an estimated 10,000 galaxies.
Located southwest of Orion in the Southern-Hemisphere constellation Fornax, the image covers 11.0 square arcminutes. This is just one-tenth the diameter of the full moon as viewed from Earth, smaller than a 1 mm by 1 mm square of paper held 1 meter away, and equal to roughly one thirteen-millionth of the total area of the sky. The image is oriented such that the upper left corner points toward north (-46.4°) on the celestial sphere. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubble_ultra_deep_field And by the way, Tie Fighter was better. |
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Posted: 9/17/2009 1:25:33 AM EDT
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Posted: 9/17/2009 1:44:05 AM EDT
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Hubble Ultra Deep Field: >snip< All that and we still don't have detailed pics of the lunar landers on the moon a measley quarter million miles away....what a crock.... 
not serious by the way...
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Posted: 9/17/2009 1:47:24 AM EDT
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Hubble Ultra Deep Field: >snip< All that and we still don't have detailed pics of the lunar landers on the moon a measley quarter million miles away....what a crock....
not serious by the way... We do, actually... they snapped some recently just to shut the troofers up. Stupid idea, as the troofers responded exactly as predicted: "Photoshop!" 
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Posted: 9/17/2009 1:50:15 AM EDT
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Must be a lotta aliens out there.
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Posted: 9/17/2009 2:15:17 AM EDT
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We do, actually... they snapped some recently just to shut the troofers up. Stupid idea, as the troofers responded exactly as predicted: "Photoshop!" Yeah, I know about those. I really can't wait for some hires versions to come out. Another of my favs: 
After the photographer saw the pic, he was quite humbled at the thought that it contained the entirety of humanity....except for him. |
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Posted: 9/17/2009 2:17:03 AM EDT
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Quoted: Must be a lotta aliens out there. Can we please build a wall to keep them out? |
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Posted: 9/17/2009 2:26:46 AM EDT
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First man in space, Col. Joe Kittinger 102, 800ft., 16AUG60. The man CLANKS when he walks! He still kicks much ass at 81 years of age. God bless ya, Colonel! <=====And yes, his PLF from 102,800ft was better than mine from 2,100ft.
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Posted: 9/17/2009 2:40:51 AM EDT
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Kittinger-jump.jpg/472px-Kittinger-jump.jpg First man in space, Col. Joe Kittinger 102, 800ft., 16AUG60. The man CLANKS when he walks! He still kicks much ass at 81 years of age. God bless ya, Colonel! <=====And yes, his PLF from 102,800ft was better than mine from 2,100ft. love the duct tape on his chute. |
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Posted: 9/17/2009 2:42:59 AM EDT
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<=====And yes, his PLF from 102,800ft was better than mine from 2,100ft. Well, he did have a bit longer to prep for it...
IIRC, he broke the sound barrier while in freefall, didn't he? |
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Posted: 9/17/2009 2:50:16 AM EDT
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Nasa's APOD is a great site:
       Those are all from the past couple of weeks |
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Posted: 9/17/2009 3:25:34 AM EDT
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<=====And yes, his PLF from 102,800ft was better than mine from 2,100ft. Well, he did have a bit longer to prep for it...
IIRC, he broke the sound barrier while in freefall, didn't he? That, indeed, he did. Did I mention he clanks when he walks? My favorite USAF officer, with Jimmy Stewart and Chennault running a dead heat for 2nd. |
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Posted: 9/17/2009 3:43:56 AM EDT
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God, I love this stuff. Tag.
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Posted: 9/17/2009 3:56:10 AM EDT
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It's really amazing to think that some of these views you can find in yalls own back yards. Having been a relative city dwelling, I rarely see more than 10-15 stars on a clear cool night. Great pics. Keep em coming.
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Posted: 9/17/2009 4:06:21 AM EDT
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I've always found this one intriguing.
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Posted: 9/17/2009 4:08:50 AM EDT
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Tag for more cool pics.
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Posted: 9/17/2009 4:12:46 AM EDT
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Wonder if just before they send it into the ocean it could take a pic of all that stuff we left on the moon from being there. Surely it's capable.
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Posted: 9/17/2009 4:17:40 AM EDT
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Those pics always make me think of this hymn:
O Lord my God! when I in awesome wonder Consider all the works Thy hand hath made I see the stars, I hear the mighty thunder Thy power throughout the universe displayed Our feeble human minds cannot even begin to comprehend the wonders of the Universe. |
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Posted: 9/17/2009 4:19:45 AM EDT
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Take your pick: Astronomy Pic of the Day archives
7,000 Stars and the Milky Way 
Eta Carinae Before Explosion 
The Face on Mars 
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Posted: 9/17/2009 4:21:38 AM EDT
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Posted: 9/17/2009 4:26:29 AM EDT
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tag
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Posted: 9/17/2009 5:06:59 AM EDT
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Hubble Ultra Deep Field: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/MercuryRsingHg/hubble_ultra_deep_field.jpg The Hubble Ultra Deep Field, or HUDF, is an image of a small region of space in the constellation Fornax, composited from Hubble Space Telescope data accumulated over a period from September 24, 2003 through January 16, 2004. It is the deepest image of the universe ever taken[1], looking back approximately 13 billion years, and it will be used to search for galaxies that existed between 400 and 800 million years after the Big Bang. The HUDF image was taken in a section of the sky with a low density of bright stars in the near-field, allowing much better viewing of dimmer, more distant objects. The image contains an estimated 10,000 galaxies.
Located southwest of Orion in the Southern-Hemisphere constellation Fornax, the image covers 11.0 square arcminutes. This is just one-tenth the diameter of the full moon as viewed from Earth, smaller than a 1 mm by 1 mm square of paper held 1 meter away, and equal to roughly one thirteen-millionth of the total area of the sky. The image is oriented such that the upper left corner points toward north (-46.4°) on the celestial sphere. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubble_ultra_deep_field And by the way, Tie Fighter was better. this picture gave me chills... absolutely incredible... Thanks for sharing... |
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