geckzilla wrote:... the nebula is close enough to us that it actually appears as part of our galaxy ... so easy to lose perspective.
Warning! This is not a joke. This is a true story. I know you will understand as you post from the starless skies of NYC.
I grew up in New Jersey within view of the tops of some of the taller NYC landmarks, and I crossed the bridge (or occasionally used a tunnel) often enough to know the skies of which you speak. But I always returned home afterward to some facsimile of a nighttime skyscape (no Milky Way or anything requiring
actual dark skies, of course). Then I moved for a period of years to Baltimore where I actually stayed downtown for months on end. One night as I walked down the street I caught a glimpse out of the corner of my eye and looked up to see if the moon was full. All I saw was the streetlight that I had mistaken for the moon. This happened to me more than once before I adjusted my perception processing to remember where I was. Talk about loss of perspective.
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neufer wrote:To prevent war, the galaxies are in the Helix Nebula.
Junior, there are no galaxies in the Helix Nebula.
The Helix Nebula is just this planetary nebula.
Galaxies are huge. They're made up of billions of stars.
I thought that less than two weeks ago you were informed that Agent K is not a reliable source:
http://asterisk.apod.com/vie ... 89#p101389
[quote="geckzilla"]... the nebula is close enough to us that it actually appears as part of our galaxy ... so easy to lose perspective.[/quote]
Warning! This is not a joke. This is a true story. I know you will understand as you post from the starless skies of NYC.
I grew up in New Jersey within view of the tops of some of the taller NYC landmarks, and I crossed the bridge (or occasionally used a tunnel) often enough to know the skies of which you speak. But I always returned home afterward to some facsimile of a nighttime skyscape (no Milky Way or anything requiring [i]actual[/i] dark skies, of course). Then I moved for a period of years to Baltimore where I actually stayed downtown for months on end. One night as I walked down the street I caught a glimpse out of the corner of my eye and looked up to see if the moon was full. All I saw was the streetlight that I had mistaken for the moon. This happened to me more than once before I adjusted my perception processing to remember where I was. Talk about loss of perspective.
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[quote="neufer"]To prevent war, the galaxies are in the Helix Nebula.
Junior, there are no galaxies in the Helix Nebula.
The Helix Nebula is just this planetary nebula.
Galaxies are huge. They're made up of billions of stars.[/quote]
I thought that less than two weeks ago you were informed that Agent K is not a reliable source:
http://asterisk.apod.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=15304&p=101389#p101389