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[quote="Johannes"]My way to come to the title from Alpha to Omega is that I consider the Centaurus A galaxy - A as first letter of greek Alphabet called Alpha (photo taken in Greece!) and Omega from the well-known Omega Centauri Cluster.

Johannes[/quote]
Hello Johannes
You have made a very interesting and thoughtful composition that connects on so many different levels. Also I love your work with CHART32 especially the planetary nebulae, Hen 2-111, NGC 3699 and NGC 5882 (that halo!) are some of my favourites. I've noticed there are lots of new galaxy images on the CHART32, I would love to see some new PN updates.
[size=50]For those that might not know me, I [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qV5lzRHrGeg]really really really really really really like[/url] planetary nebulae.[/size]

One Psi leads to another in our fascinating universe.

The story of the [url=https://www.bnl.gov/bnlweb/history/nobel/nobel_76.asp]J/Psi[/url] particle in physics is one amusing anecdote in human behavior. We all want credit where credit is due but waiting for the perfect data to accumulate occasionally leads from a "charming" discovery to angst. Luckily it turned out to be a Nobel effort for both groups and a lesson in [url=https://www.technologyreview.com/s/531396/the-revolution-that-shook-particle-physics/]cooperation[/url] for the rest of us. 8-)

Nice shot!

You might want to be more clear, though, that the waxing gibbous moon is not actually in the frame. That brightness at the center is a globular cluster.

Yes, no pshaw, a psi :ssmile:

I don't understand Art's post. A pun on the word "sigh" ?
How about: [attachment=0]AOTat.jpg[/attachment]
Anyway, that's a really lovely photo. I like the hedge row along the road leading to the church.
A Google images search indicates that there are a lot of churches in Crete, many of them quite photogenic.

:clap: Sigh - Nice Art! Now there's a sight to pray for. :thumb_up:

Yeah .. and 'The bright and morning star' and 'bright and evening star' is in that book also. Nice.

Let's not ignore the church in the photo.
Inside lies a book (I guarantee), written in Greek, and on a page towards the end is a sentence, "I am the Alpha and the Omega."

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My way to come to the title from Alpha to Omega is that I consider the Centaurus A galaxy - A as first letter of greek Alphabet called Alpha (photo taken in Greece!) and Omega from the well-known Omega Centauri Cluster.

Johannes

Maybe it is known as Centaurus Alpha in Greece?

I love the contrast between the galaxy (Centaurus A) and the globular (Omega Centauri) in this photo.

But where is Alpha (Centauri)? I know, that very southerly star is below the horizon from the vantage point of Crete. So this picture doesn't take us from Alpha to Omega, then.

It's a very fine photo in its own right.

Ann

[url=http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap160629.html][img]http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/S_160629.jpg[/img] [size=150]From Alpha to Omega in Crete[/size][/url]

[b] Explanation: [/b] [url=http://panther-observatory.com/gallery/deepsky/doc/Omega_Crete_200mm.htm]This beautiful telephoto composition[/url] spans light-years in a natural night skyscape from the island of Crete. Looking south, exposures both track the stars and record a fixed foreground in three merged panels that cover a 10x12 degree wide field of view. The May 15 waxing gibbous moonlight illuminates the church and mountainous terrain. A mere 18 thousand light-years away, huge globular star cluster [url=http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap160427.html]Omega Centauri[/url] (NGC 5139) shining above gives a good visual impression of its appearance in binoculars on that starry night. Active galaxy [url=http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2014/cena/]Centaurus A[/url] (NGC 5128) is near the top of the frame, some 11 million light-years distant. Also found toward the expansive southern constellation Centaurus and about the size of our own Milky Way is edge on spiral galaxy [url=http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150528.html]NGC 4945[/url]. About 13 million light-years distant it's only a little farther along, and just above the [url=http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/1606/Omega_Crete_200mm_15schedler_label.jpg]horizon at the right[/url].

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