Space porn, love it.
[img]https://lh3.ggpht.com/-3tlf82_FKGE/UGvwJifnJ-I/AAAAAAAAHbc/4UY_f59E8nE/s0/IC1396_animation2.gif[/img]
This image makes me want to fire up those space exploring games.. a GTA/Saints row in space or something...
[QUOTE=Hardpoint Nomad;38917025]Yeah you have to go really far out to get away from the [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_pollution"]light pollution[/URL][/QUOTE]
Time to pack my bags.
[editline]24th December 2012[/editline]
[QUOTE=CatFodder;38931615][URL="https://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&safe=off&tbo=d&q=cme+sun&tbm=isch&tbs=simg:CAQSXxpdCxCo1NgEGgIIBQwLELCMpwgaNgo0CAESDowF5QT5BIcE-wSIBO4EGiDkjzVVWoCFd6RG-uOImWazuHp72nCkxQnIl59oy06oZQwLEI6u_1ggaCgoICAESBE5BxoUM&sa=X&ei=C3_VUISqJ8mc0QWMuICIAg&ved=0CCkQ2A4oAA&biw=1366&bih=643"]Take your pick.[/URL][/QUOTE]
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/Egzxp.png[/IMG]
What hipster resized this?
[QUOTE=C47;38952038]Space porn, love it.
[img]https://lh3.ggpht.com/-3tlf82_FKGE/UGvwJifnJ-I/AAAAAAAAHbc/4UY_f59E8nE/s0/IC1396_animation2.gif[/img]
This image makes me want to fire up those space exploring games.. a GTA/Saints row in space or something...[/QUOTE]
sweet picture, until Star Citizen comes out; you let me know if you find one..
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Content: Saturn's Shadow via Cassini October, 2012.
[img]http://i.imgur.com/wz5Bu.jpg[/img]
Eagle Nebula
[thumb]http://i.imgur.com/kG6ME.jpg[/thumb]
Soul Nebula
[thumb]http://www.stern-fan.de/Bilder/Bilder-Galerie/Deep-Sky/IC1848-HST-2000.jpg[/thumb]
Antennae Galaxies
[thumb]http://i.imgur.com/UuHtk.jpg[/thumb]
I'd really like to see the pictures as seen by the naked eye (if one was in space), not enhanced by effects or so. Same for those pictures taken from forests of the milky way/ auroras etc
I wonder what would happen if we took the light from the stars and converted it to sound by squishing the frequency range to match what human ears can hear?
And you could have a program that lets you fly a camera through the stars in a 3-D map of space, listening to galaxies and other space objects.
[QUOTE=C47;38953354]Eagle Nebula
[thumb]http://i.imgur.com/kG6ME.jpg[/thumb]
Soul Nebula
[thumb]http://www.stern-fan.de/Bilder/Bilder-Galerie/Deep-Sky/IC1848-HST-2000.jpg[/thumb]
Antennae Galaxies
[thumb]http://i.imgur.com/UuHtk.jpg[/thumb]
I'd really like to see the pictures as seen by the naked eye (if one was in space), not enhanced by effects or so. Same for those pictures taken from forests of the milky way/ auroras etc[/QUOTE]
They're not really 'enhanced', they're just showing you radiation from all through the spectrum.
If anything, you're seeing the universe as it REALLY is in these photos, not just the tiny sliver of it that we can perceive with our eyes.
[QUOTE=Jocke;38927940]It's only an illusion, the government has lied to you all the time[/QUOTE]
Lied about what?
[QUOTE=Nikita;38953787]I wonder what would happen if we took the light from the stars and converted it to sound by squishing the frequency range to match what human ears can hear?
And you could have a program that lets you fly a camera through the stars in a 3-D map of space, listening to galaxies and other space objects.[/QUOTE]
There was actually an album that was the sound of planets converted to orchestral instruments.
Can't remember the name though.
[QUOTE=sltungle;38953894]They're not really 'enhanced', they're just showing you radiation from all through the spectrum.
If anything, you're seeing the universe as it REALLY is in these photos, not just the tiny sliver of it that we can perceive with our eyes.[/QUOTE]
I think/hope those three pictures are not enhanced (ie different spectrum) or edited, but as seen by the telescope in normal(human eye) mode.
There was another picture of a Helix Nebula (infrared photo)
[thumb]http://i.imgur.com/DN8xp.jpg[/thumb]
Perhaps your right.
[QUOTE=C47;38955411]I think/hope those three pictures are not enhanced (ie different spectrum) or edited, but as seen by the telescope in normal(human eye) mode.
There was another picture of a Helix Nebula (infrared photo)
[thumb]http://i.imgur.com/DN8xp.jpg[/thumb]
Perhaps your right.[/QUOTE]
I'm sure one day we'll have bionic implants in our eyes and/or brains that will allow us, at will, to extend our range of visual perception out into spectra other than the visible light spectrum. Then maybe we won't feel the same irrational connection to the visible light spectrum and will let ourselves enjoy these sights for what they are instead of getting upset at what we think they're not.
[IMG]http://news.mst.edu/800px-ORION_NEBULAE.jpg[/IMG]
Orion nebula (as seen by the eye)
And another one to show the difference / effect:
[img]https://lh3.ggpht.com/-in8xKDFs1zI/TeeTXLIBebI/AAAAAAAAGGg/OAso1VkxUmQ/s1600/North_America_Nebula.jpg[/img]
It's just amazing. A new place for human kind to explore and see, I look forward to see what we achieve in years to come. Its amazing!
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