[QUOTE=mac338;35761027]Whoever thinks this should be glad Robin Walker isn't an astronomer.[/QUOTE]
ftfy
I don't think it looks much like a sombrero. It looks only like a disc, which is a common shape for galaxies. To appropriately call it the Sombrero Galaxy, there should be a part not shown that makes the shape for where someone's head would go.
[QUOTE=yawmwen;35761923]A lot of these aren't real colors by the way. I don't think the cameras really take pictures in color. I think they are filled in by our detection of the lights they give off, including non visible lights.
The idea that a galaxy is red, for example, might not be as important to us as what its spectrum looks like as far as infrared, microwaves, gamma radiation, ultraviolet, etc.
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That doesn't mean that the sights aren't beautiful, but they might be beautiful in different ways than we might think.[/QUOTE]
All galaxy's appear to be red because they're moving away from us. That's pretty fucking important to know.
Every day is taco tuesday in the sombrero galaxy.
[QUOTE=Zoo;35763831]I don't think it looks much like a sombrero. It looks only like a disc, which is a common shape for galaxies. To appropriately call it the Sombrero Galaxy, there should be a part not shown that makes the shape for where someone's head would go.[/QUOTE]
You're right, it doesn't really look like a sombrero - well, it would if somebody took a sombrero and removed the part that your head sits in (does that part of a hat actually have a name?), but it's a lot easier than calling it something else. "The galaxy which is thicker at the edges and thinner in he middle," doesn't really roll off the tongue as well.
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[QUOTE=mobrockers2;35763871]All galaxy's appear to be red because they're moving away from us. That's pretty fucking important to know.[/QUOTE]
Except for the ones that AREN'T moving away from us.
my favorite galaxy
[QUOTE=sltungle;35765470]Except for the ones that AREN'T moving away from us.[/QUOTE]
i was under the impression that they were moving away from us due to the universe expanding, what would be pulling them towards us?
[QUOTE=sltungle;35765470]Except for the ones that AREN'T moving away from us.[/QUOTE]
Which ones are those, aside from Andromeda?
[QUOTE=Lankist;35765769]Which ones are those, aside from Andromeda?[/QUOTE]
[URL="http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-allsky?ra_constraint=Unconstrained&ra_1=&ra_2=&dec_constraint=Unconstrained&dec_1=&dec_2=&glon_constraint=Unconstrained&glon_1=&glon_2=&glat_constraint=Unconstrained&glat_1=&glat_2=&z_constraint=Less+Than&z_value1=0&z_value2=&z_unit=km%2Fs&ot_include=ANY&ex_objtypes1=Clusters&ex_objtypes1=Supernovae&ex_objtypes1=QSO&ex_objtypes2=AbsLineSys&ex_objtypes2=GravLens&ex_objtypes2=Radio&ex_objtypes2=Infrared&ex_objtypes3=EmissnLine&ex_objtypes3=UVExcess&ex_objtypes3=Xray&ex_objtypes3=GammaRay&nmp_op=ANY&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=B1950.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&zv_breaker=30000.0"]According to NED[/URL] (NASA/IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE) there are currently known to be 7301 'objects' (galaxies) that have a velocity less than 0 (i.e. they're coming towards us).
Enjoy.
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I'd also hazard a guess and say that most of, if not our entire local cluster would be blue shifted. After all the defining characteristic of our local cluster is that they're gravitationally bound, and I doubt they're orbiting a single point perfectly, they're probably all just falling in to that point (somewhere between The Milky Way and Andromeda I think (which explains why The Milky Way and Andromeda are coming towards each other)).
[QUOTE=Oicani Gonzales;35766158]
It's a sunset on Mars.[/QUOTE]
Fixed.
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Btw there's lots of nice photos from Mars:
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Eagle_crater_on_the_Mars_PIA05163.jpg/1500px-Eagle_crater_on_the_Mars_PIA05163.jpg[/img]
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/MarsEndurance.jpg/1500px-MarsEndurance.jpg[/img]
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Payson_Ridge%2C_Erebus_Crater%2C_Mars_Opportunity_Rover.jpg/1500px-Payson_Ridge%2C_Erebus_Crater%2C_Mars_Opportunity_Rover.jpg[/img]
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Victoria_Crater%2C_Cape_Verde-Mars.jpg/1500px-Victoria_Crater%2C_Cape_Verde-Mars.jpg[/img]
And Earth seen from Mars:
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/PIA05547-Spirit_Rover-Earth_seen_from_Mars.png/711px-PIA05547-Spirit_Rover-Earth_seen_from_Mars.png[/img]
[QUOTE=King Tiger;35760757]It's better than your name, asshole.
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Ouch, bro. That hurt me deep. Please forgive me roody-pooness
[QUOTE=sltungle;35765470]You're right, it doesn't really look like a sombrero - well, it would if somebody took a sombrero and removed the part that your head sits in (does that part of a hat actually have a name?), but it's a lot easier than calling it something else. "The galaxy which is thicker at the edges and thinner in he middle," doesn't really roll off the tongue as well.
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Except for the ones that AREN'T moving away from us.[/QUOTE]
which galaxies aren't?
[QUOTE=J!NX;35768228]which galaxies aren't?[/QUOTE]
The Andromeda galaxy for instance?
It's a misconception that ALL galaxies are moving away from us.
On a cosmic scale, galaxies are overall moving away from eachother, but on smaller scales, the gravity between them can start to pull them towards eachother, which is also why in a few billion years, Andromeda and The Milky Way is going to collide.
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It would also be silly to think that the Andromeda and the Milky Way going to collide is a one-time completely unique incident.
They still dont know the answer to the universe yet!
[QUOTE=343N;35768413]They still dont know the answer to the universe yet![/QUOTE]
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[QUOTE=spiderleet;35774609]What about the question?[/QUOTE]
What do you get when you multiply six by nine?
how many roads must a man walk down?
[QUOTE=Lord of Ears;35775559]how many roads must a man walk down?[/QUOTE]
somebody didnt read the book
[QUOTE=J!NX;35768228]which galaxies aren't?[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=sltungle;35765934][URL="http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/nph-allsky?ra_constraint=Unconstrained&ra_1=&ra_2=&dec_constraint=Unconstrained&dec_1=&dec_2=&glon_constraint=Unconstrained&glon_1=&glon_2=&glat_constraint=Unconstrained&glat_1=&glat_2=&z_constraint=Less+Than&z_value1=0&z_value2=&z_unit=km%2Fs&ot_include=ANY&ex_objtypes1=Clusters&ex_objtypes1=Supernovae&ex_objtypes1=QSO&ex_objtypes2=AbsLineSys&ex_objtypes2=GravLens&ex_objtypes2=Radio&ex_objtypes2=Infrared&ex_objtypes3=EmissnLine&ex_objtypes3=UVExcess&ex_objtypes3=Xray&ex_objtypes3=GammaRay&nmp_op=ANY&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=B1950.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&zv_breaker=30000.0"]According to NED[/URL] (NASA/IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE) there are currently known to be 7301 'objects' (galaxies) that have a velocity less than 0 (i.e. they're coming towards us).
Enjoy.
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I'd also hazard a guess and say that most of, if not our entire local cluster would be blue shifted. After all the defining characteristic of our local cluster is that they're gravitationally bound, and I doubt they're orbiting a single point perfectly, they're probably all just falling in to that point (somewhere between The Milky Way and Andromeda I think (which explains why The Milky Way and Andromeda are coming towards each other)).[/QUOTE]
Are those colorful nebulaes and stuff is seen exactly like that with human eye?
[QUOTE=Reader;35781626]Are those colorful nebulaes and stuff is seen exactly like that with human eye?[/QUOTE]
most nebulae would be invisible to the naked eye, especially if you're close to them.
[QUOTE=Lankist;35775603]somebody didnt read the book[/QUOTE]
that was in the book
[QUOTE=DainBramageStudios;35784337]that was in the book[/QUOTE]
it also wasnt the question fffffffffucking its in the book
[QUOTE=Lankist;35784487]it also wasnt the question fffffffffucking its in the book[/QUOTE]
well, six by nine did come from a scrabble set
no man it came from base 13
but douglas adams said that wasn't the meaning gosh
[QUOTE=Lankist;35783408]most nebulae would be invisible to the naked eye, especially if you're close to them.[/QUOTE]
meaning they're most likely just clusterfucks of gamma rays and whatever else isn't visible to humans in the electromagnetic spectrum
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