Phoenix Posted October 5, 2004 Share Posted October 5, 2004 I am sure that some kind of life is out there. It just have to discover us. Anyone see "Contact"? Remember what a wasting of space it would be if we were alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonraker Posted October 5, 2004 Share Posted October 5, 2004 QUOTE (Phoenix @ Oct 4 2004, 11:18 PM) I am sure that some kind of life is out there. It just have to discover us. Anyone see "Contact"? Remember what a wasting of space it would be if we were alone. On Venus? The surface temperature of that planet is around 450-500 degrees celcius, depending on which source you get it from. All life dies at 121 degrees celcius, so it is safe to say that there is no life there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RushRevisited Posted October 5, 2004 Author Share Posted October 5, 2004 Yep! Saw Contact, read the bbook before the movie - good book and movie! Yes, I imagine somewhere out there there is other life - would be a little self centered I think to think we are the only life in this entire universe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RushRevisited Posted October 5, 2004 Author Share Posted October 5, 2004 http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0410/spaceshipone_scaled.jpg Explanation: Human space flight has entered the domain of private companies. Previously, large countries like the US and Russia have hired privately owned civilian companies to do specific tasks in support of their public human space flight programs. Yesterday, however, the solely corporate SpaceShipOne soared 100 kilometers above the Earth for the second time in two weeks to claim the coveted $10 million dollar X-Prize put forward by Ansari to inspire private space flight development. The X-prize was modeled after the Orteig prize that was designed to inspire ocean-crossing airplane flights and won by Charles Lindbergh in 1927. The impressive success of SpaceShipOne, designed by a team led by engineer Burt Rutan, could usher in a new age of inexpensive commercial space flights that includes space tourism and an increased presence of humans in space. Scaled Composite's SpaceShipOne is pictured soaring high above the Earth in a practice run last December. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonraker Posted October 5, 2004 Share Posted October 5, 2004 QUOTE (RushRevisited @ Oct 5 2004, 05:04 AM) http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0410/spaceshipone_scaled.jpg Explanation: Human space flight has entered the domain of private companies. Previously, large countries like the US and Russia have hired privately owned civilian companies to do specific tasks in support of their public human space flight programs. Yesterday, however, the solely corporate SpaceShipOne soared 100 kilometers above the Earth for the second time in two weeks to claim the coveted $10 million dollar X-Prize put forward by Ansari to inspire private space flight development. The X-prize was modeled after the Orteig prize that was designed to inspire ocean-crossing airplane flights and won by Charles Lindbergh in 1927. The impressive success of SpaceShipOne, designed by a team led by engineer Burt Rutan, could usher in a new age of inexpensive commercial space flights that includes space tourism and an increased presence of humans in space. Scaled Composite's SpaceShipOne is pictured soaring high above the Earth in a practice run last December. Just read that story in the news today about how they made thier second successful flight into space and even broke the record for highest distance traveled by about 13,000 ft (not including manmade satellites, space stations, and shuttles.) Very neat pic there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Notorious B.S.G. Posted October 5, 2004 Share Posted October 5, 2004 Wowzer! We have definitely entered a new age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RushRevisited Posted October 6, 2004 Author Share Posted October 6, 2004 http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0410/n11lmc_noao.jpg Explanation: How did this unusually large nebula form? One of the largest nebulas yet detected is actually a complex ring of emission nebulas connected by glowing filaments. The unusual network, known as N11, spans over 1000 light years and is a prominent structure of the Large Magellanic Cloud, the largest satellite galaxy of our Milky Way Galaxy. In the center of the above image is open star cluster LH9, also known as NGC 1760, composed of about 50 bright blue stars that emit radiation that has eroded a hole in their surroundings. A leading hypothesis for the formation of N11 is shells of successive generations of stars being formed further out from the center. The bright region just above center is N11B, an explosive domain where stars are being formed even today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Posted October 6, 2004 Share Posted October 6, 2004 Hell Yeah. This one is a really beautifull nebula. I never saw pictures of that one before. This will enter my Top 10 of interstelar objects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonraker Posted October 7, 2004 Share Posted October 7, 2004 Ohhh, I like this one. Those red clouds look a lot like the gram negative E. Coli cells I grew in a fermentor today in my bio class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonraker Posted October 7, 2004 Share Posted October 7, 2004 Ohhh, I like this one. Those red clouds look a lot like the gram negative E. Coli cells I grew in a fermentor today in my bio class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LakesideMaiden Posted October 7, 2004 Share Posted October 7, 2004 QUOTE (RushRevisited @ Oct 6 2004, 01:15 PM) http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0410/n11lmc_noao.jpg Explanation: How did this unusually large nebula form? One of the largest nebulas yet detected is actually a complex ring of emission nebulas connected by glowing filaments. The unusual network, known as N11, spans over 1000 light years and is a prominent structure of the Large Magellanic Cloud, the largest satellite galaxy of our Milky Way Galaxy. In the center of the above image is open star cluster LH9, also known as NGC 1760, composed of about 50 bright blue stars that emit radiation that has eroded a hole in their surroundings. A leading hypothesis for the formation of N11 is shells of successive generations of stars being formed further out from the center. The bright region just above center is N11B, an explosive domain where stars are being formed even today. That is absolutely beautiful...im just speachless... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonraker Posted October 7, 2004 Share Posted October 7, 2004 QUOTE (LakesideMaiden @ Oct 6 2004, 09:02 PM) QUOTE (RushRevisited @ Oct 6 2004, 01:15 PM) http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0410/n11lmc_noao.jpg Explanation: How did this unusually large nebula form? One of the largest nebulas yet detected is actually a complex ring of emission nebulas connected by glowing filaments. The unusual network, known as N11, spans over 1000 light years and is a prominent structure of the Large Magellanic Cloud, the largest satellite galaxy of our Milky Way Galaxy. In the center of the above image is open star cluster LH9, also known as NGC 1760, composed of about 50 bright blue stars that emit radiation that has eroded a hole in their surroundings. A leading hypothesis for the formation of N11 is shells of successive generations of stars being formed further out from the center. The bright region just above center is N11B, an explosive domain where stars are being formed even today. That is absolutely beautiful...im just speachless... Yup, he never fails to find the good pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RushRevisited Posted October 7, 2004 Author Share Posted October 7, 2004 http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0410/moonlightning_besel_c02.jpg Explanation: Moonsets are not often quite as exciting as this one. But amateur astronomer Marc-Andre Besel was impressed by the brilliant lighting displays that joined the first quarter Moon and stars of the constellation Scorpius in western skies. On August 22, 2004, his view looked across the Gulf of Mexico from Anna Maria Island, Florida, USA, a region that would experience even more stormy weather in the coming days. The alluring digital image is a time exposure, by chance capturing the details of a brief flash of lightning along with an overexposed Moon and dramatic cloud formations. In fact, the exposure is long enough to show the background stars as short streaks or trails. The bright yellowish star trail, just above and right of the lightning flash, is red giant star Antares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Aubrey Posted October 7, 2004 Share Posted October 7, 2004 QUOTE (RushRevisited @ Oct 7 2004, 11:21 AM) http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0410/moonlightning_besel_c02.jpg Explanation: Moonsets are not often quite as exciting as this one. But amateur astronomer Marc-Andre Besel was impressed by the brilliant lighting displays that joined the first quarter Moon and stars of the constellation Scorpius in western skies. On August 22, 2004, his view looked across the Gulf of Mexico from Anna Maria Island, Florida, USA, a region that would experience even more stormy weather in the coming days. The alluring digital image is a time exposure, by chance capturing the details of a brief flash of lightning along with an overexposed Moon and dramatic cloud formations. In fact, the exposure is long enough to show the background stars as short streaks or trails. The bright yellowish star trail, just above and right of the lightning flash, is red giant star Antares. Absolutely breattaking. There's nothing like watching lightning hit the ocean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RushRevisited Posted October 8, 2004 Author Share Posted October 8, 2004 http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0410/kepler_stsci_cg1.jpg Explanation: Light from the stellar explosion that created this energized cosmic cloud was first seen on planet Earth in October 1604, a mere four hundred years ago. The supernova produced a bright new star in early 17th century skies within the constellation Ophiucus. It was studied by astronomer Johannes Kepler and his contemporaries, with out the benefit of a telescope, as they searched for an explanation of the heavenly apparition. Armed with a modern understanding of stellar evolution, early 21st century astronomers continue to explore the expanding debris cloud, but can now use orbiting space telescopes to survey Kepler's supernova remnant (SNR) across the spectrum. In this tantalizing composite image, x-rays, visible light, and infrared radiation recorded by NASA's astrophysical observatories - the Chandra X-Ray Observatory, Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes - are combined to give a more comprehensive view of the still enigmatic supernova remnant. About 13,000 light years away, Kepler's supernova represents the most recent stellar explosion seen to occur within our Milky Way galaxy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweetmiracle Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 I showed that one to my seven year old. He immediately started chanting.... "In the constellation of Cygnus, there lurks a mysterious, invisible force..." Is there a black hole there??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RushRevisited Posted October 11, 2004 Author Share Posted October 11, 2004 http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0410/sun2_trace.jpg Explanation: It was a quiet day on the Sun. The above image shows, however, that even during off days the Sun's surface is a busy place. Shown in ultraviolet light, the relatively cool dark regions have temperatures of thousands of degrees Celsius. Large sunspot group AR 9169 is visible as the bright area near the horizon. The bright glowing gas flowing around the sunspots has a temperature of over one million degrees Celsius. The reason for the high temperatures is unknown but thought to be related to the rapidly changing magnetic field loops that channel solar plasma. Sunspot group AR 9169 moved across the Sun during 2000 September and decayed in a few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonraker Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 Lol, either thats a really really really good close up at the edge of the sun, or that camera is about to be completely melted in 5 seconds. Nice pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Aubrey Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 QUOTE (Moonraker @ Oct 11 2004, 01:34 PM) Lol, either thats a really really really good close up at the edge of the sun, or that camera is about to be completely melted in 5 seconds. Nice pic Unless, of course, the picture was taken at nighttime...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RushRevisited Posted October 11, 2004 Author Share Posted October 11, 2004 QUOTE (Jack Aubrey @ Oct 11 2004, 01:52 PM) QUOTE (Moonraker @ Oct 11 2004, 01:34 PM) Lol, either thats a really really really good close up at the edge of the sun, or that camera is about to be completely melted in 5 seconds. Nice pic Unless, of course, the picture was taken at nighttime...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnus Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 QUOTE (Jack Aubrey @ Oct 11 2004, 01:52 PM) QUOTE (Moonraker @ Oct 11 2004, 01:34 PM) Lol, either thats a really really really good close up at the edge of the sun, or that camera is about to be completely melted in 5 seconds. Nice pic Unless, of course, the picture was taken at nighttime...... reminds me of a Blonde Joke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RushRevisited Posted October 12, 2004 Author Share Posted October 12, 2004 QUOTE (RushRevisited @ Sep 13 2004, 08:45 AM) http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0408/ring_lewin.jpg Explanation: What caused this ring of colors? At the time of this writing, MIT Physics Professor Walter Lewin had yet to find someone who can give the correct explanation. Not students. Not colleagues. Not APOD editors. He wonders how the astute readers of APOD will do. Can you match wits with Professor Lewin? Lewin took the above picture in a construction area in Massachusetts on June 20. Your answer should be able to explain the color sequence and the bright area in the center. Shortly after he gives the explanation on December 7 during a lecture in his course Vibrations and Waves at MIT, APOD will carry a link to it. A discussion page for this image will be held in the APOD Forum on the Asterisk*. Additionally, Professor Lewin will answer appropriate e-mail questions and guesses sent to asklewin@space.mit.edu Update: Walter Lewin from MIT emailed me and told me that APOD will have the answer on 12/7 posted. Any guesses here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonraker Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 Construction paper and confectioners sugar. Thats my final answer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Aubrey Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 QUOTE (RushRevisited @ Oct 11 2004, 10:13 PM) QUOTE (RushRevisited @ Sep 13 2004, 08:45 AM) http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0408/ring_lewin.jpg Explanation: What caused this ring of colors? At the time of this writing, MIT Physics Professor Walter Lewin had yet to find someone who can give the correct explanation. Not students. Not colleagues. Not APOD editors. He wonders how the astute readers of APOD will do. Can you match wits with Professor Lewin? Lewin took the above picture in a construction area in Massachusetts on June 20. Your answer should be able to explain the color sequence and the bright area in the center. Shortly after he gives the explanation on December 7 during a lecture in his course Vibrations and Waves at MIT, APOD will carry a link to it. A discussion page for this image will be held in the APOD Forum on the Asterisk*. Additionally, Professor Lewin will answer appropriate e-mail questions and guesses sent to asklewin@space.mit.edu Update: Walter Lewin from MIT emailed me and told me that APOD will have the answer on 12/7 posted. Any guesses here? My guess is that whatever that is spilled on the ground is crystalline, and the 'rainbow ring' is light refracted by the crystals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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