(OT) Hubble Space Telescope Top 10 Photos - Beauty beyond our Earth

January 28, 2007

This is simply beyond comprehension...... Beauty beyond our EarthThe Galaxy - 28 million light years from Earth - was voted best picture taken by the Hubble telescope. The dimensions of the galaxy, officially called M104, are as spectacular as its appearance. It has 800 billion suns and is 50,000 light years across. The Ant Nebula, a cloud of dust and gas whose technical name is Mz3, resembles an ant when observed using ground-based telescopes. The nebula lies within our galaxy between 3,000 and 6,000 light years from Earth. In third place is Nebula NGC 2392, called Eskimo because it looks like a face surrounded by a furry hood. The hood is, in fact, a ring of comet-shaped objects flying away from a dying star. Eskimo is 5,000 light years from Earth. At four is the Cat's Eye Nebula, which looks like the eye of disembodied sorcerer Sauron from Lord of the Rings. In sixth place is the Cone Nebula. The part pictured here is 2.5 light years in length (the equivalent of 23 million return trips to the Moon). The Perfect Storm, a small region in the Swan Nebula, 5,500 light years away, described as 'a bubbly ocean of hydrogen and small amounts of oxygen, sulphur and other elements'. Starry Night, so named because it reminded astronomers of the Van Gogh painting. It is a halo of light around a star in the Milky Way. The glowering eyes from 114 million light years away are the swirling cores of two merging galaxies called NGC 2207 and IC 2163 in the distant Canis Major constellation. The Trifid Nebula. A 'stellar nursery', 9,000 light years from here, it is where new stars are being born.

February 2, 2007

Just beautiful pictures.

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Saturday, January 27, 2007 10:57 PM

(OT) Hubble Space Telescope Top 10 Photos - Beauty beyond our Earth

This is simply beyond comprehension...... Beauty beyond our EarthThe Galaxy - 28 million light years from Earth - was voted best picture taken by the Hubble telescope. The dimensions of the galaxy, officially called M104, are as spectacular as its appearance. It has 800 billion suns and is 50,000 light years across. The Ant Nebula, a cloud of dust and gas whose technical name is Mz3, resembles an ant when observed using ground-based telescopes. The nebula lies within our galaxy between 3,000 and 6,000 light years from Earth. In third place is Nebula NGC 2392, called Eskimo because it looks like a face surrounded by a furry hood. The hood is, in fact, a ring of comet-shaped objects flying away from a dying star. Eskimo is 5,000 light years from Earth. At four is the Cat's Eye Nebula, which looks like the eye of disembodied sorcerer Sauron from Lord of the Rings. In sixth place is the Cone Nebula. The part pictured here is 2.5 light years in length (the equivalent of 23 million return trips to the Moon). The Perfect Storm, a small region in the Swan Nebula, 5,500 light years away, described as 'a bubbly ocean of hydrogen and small amounts of oxygen, sulphur and other elements'. Starry Night, so named because it reminded astronomers of the Van Gogh painting. It is a halo of light around a star in the Milky Way. The glowering eyes from 114 million light years away are the swirling cores of two merging galaxies called NGC 2207 and IC 2163 in the distant Canis Major constellation. The Trifid Nebula. A 'stellar nursery', 9,000 light years from here, it is where new stars are being born.

February 3, 2007

Sorry to be a kill joy but NASA colorizes these B & W hubble pictures. It

appears they went a little overboard on some of these, IMO.

http://hubblesite.org/gallery/behind_the_pictures/meaning_of_color/

--- Ed Siceloff <siceloff wrote:

> Just beautiful pictures.

>

> -

> Raven

> . ; . MedicalConspiracies@google ; .

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> Saturday, January 27, 2007 10:57 PM

> (OT) Hubble Space Telescope Top 10 Photos -

> Beauty beyond our Earth

>

> This is simply beyond comprehension...... Beauty beyond our Earth

>

> The Galaxy - 28 million light years from Earth - was voted best picture

> taken by the Hubble telescope. The dimensions of the galaxy, officially

> called M104, are as spectacular as its appearance. It has 800 billion suns

> and is 50,000 light years across.

>

> The Ant Nebula, a cloud of dust and gas whose technical name is Mz3,

> resembles an ant when observed using ground-based telescopes. The nebula lies

> within our galaxy between 3,000 and 6,000 light years from Earth.

>

> In third place is Nebula NGC 2392, called Eskimo because it looks like a

> face surrounded by a furry hood. The hood is, in fact, a ring of comet-shaped

> objects flying away from a dying star. Eskimo is 5,000 light years from

> Earth.

>

> At four is the Cat's Eye Nebula, which looks like the eye of disembodied

> sorcerer Sauron from Lord of the Rings.

>

> In sixth place is the Cone Nebula. The part pictured here is 2.5 light

> years in length (the equivalent of 23 million return trips to the Moon).

>

> The Perfect Storm, a small region in the Swan Nebula, 5,500 light years

> away, described as 'a bubbly ocean of hydrogen and small amounts of oxygen,

> sulphur and other elements'.

>

> Starry Night, so named because it reminded astronomers of the Van Gogh

> painting. It is a halo of light around a star in the Milky Way.

>

> The glowering eyes from 114 million light years away are the swirling cores

> of two merging galaxies called NGC 2207 and IC 2163 in the distant Canis

> Major constellation.

>

> The Trifid Nebula. A 'stellar nursery', 9,000 light years from here, it is

> where new stars are being born.

>

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February 3, 2007

Ahhhheeeek! You killjoy you. lol. I thought that I had remembered something like that. Thanks. What can I say, ah, er, "let's go see these sights and see what they really look like"?

Ed

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Paul

Friday, February 02, 2007 7:46 PM

Re: (OT) Hubble Space Telescope Top 10 Photos - Beauty beyond our Earth

Sorry to be a kill joy but NASA colorizes these B & W hubble pictures. Itappears they went a little overboard on some of these, IMO.http://hubblesite.org/gallery/behind_the_pictures/meaning_of_color/--- Ed Siceloff <siceloff (AT) earthlink (DOT) net> wrote:> Just beautiful pictures.> > > - > Raven > . ; . MedicalConspiracies@google ; .> MedicalConspiracies@ ; . Paranormal_Research > Saturday, January 27, 2007 10:57 PM> (OT) Hubble Space Telescope Top 10 Photos -> Beauty beyond our Earth> > > > This is simply beyond comprehension...... Beauty beyond our Earth> > > > The Galaxy - 28 million light years from Earth - was voted best picture> taken by the Hubble telescope. The dimensions of the galaxy, officially> called M104, are as spectacular as its appearance. It has 800 billion suns> and is 50,000 light years across. > > > > The Ant Nebula, a cloud of dust and gas whose technical name is Mz3,> resembles an ant when observed using ground-based telescopes. The nebula lies> within our galaxy between 3,000 and 6,000 light years from Earth. > > > > In third place is Nebula NGC 2392, called Eskimo because it looks like a> face surrounded by a furry hood. The hood is, in fact, a ring of comet-shaped> objects flying away from a dying star. Eskimo is 5,000 light years from> Earth. > > > > At four is the Cat's Eye Nebula, which looks like the eye of disembodied> sorcerer Sauron from Lord of the Rings. > > > > In sixth place is the Cone Nebula. The part pictured here is 2.5 light> years in length (the equivalent of 23 million return trips to the Moon). > > > > The Perfect Storm, a small region in the Swan Nebula, 5,500 light years> away, described as 'a bubbly ocean of hydrogen and small amounts of oxygen,> sulphur and other elements'. > > > > Starry Night, so named because it reminded astronomers of the Van Gogh> painting. It is a halo of light around a star in the Milky Way. > > > > The glowering eyes from 114 million light years away are the swirling cores> of two merging galaxies called NGC 2207 and IC 2163 in the distant Canis> Major constellation. > > > > The Trifid Nebula. A 'stellar nursery', 9,000 light years from here, it is> where new stars are being born. > > >-------------------------> > > ________ Music UnlimitedAccess over 1 million songs.http://music./unlimited