by BMAONE23 » Fri May 06, 2005 7:31 pm
I thought this hubble heritage photo was great. The same image on the spitzer site shows it to be a ring galaxy. It's a long address but a cool picture. Notice down at the lower left corner, directly above the "STScl", the pair of interacting galaxies. COOL!!!
http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/ima ... or+Surveys.
I thought this hubble heritage photo was great. The same image on the spitzer site shows it to be a ring galaxy. It's a long address but a cool picture. Notice down at the lower left corner, directly above the "STScl", the pair of interacting galaxies. COOL!!!
:D :shock:
http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagedisplay/img_display.php?pic=bestgalactic_sombrero_02.jpg&cap=One+of+the+universe%27s+most+stately+and+photogenic+galaxies%2C+the+Sombrero+galaxy%2C+Messier+104+%28M104%29+is+a+brilliant+white%2C+bulbous+core+encircled+by+the+thick+dust+lanes+comprising+the+spiral+structure+of+the+galaxy.+As+seen+from+Earth%2C+the+galaxy+is+tilted+nearly+edge-on.+We+view+it+from+just+six+degrees+north+of+its+equatorial+plane.+This+brilliant+galaxy+was+named+the+Sombrero+because+of+its+resemblance+to+the+broad+rim+and+high-topped+Mexican+hat.+The+Hubble+Heritage+Team+took+these+observations+in+May-June+2003+with+the+space+telescope%27s+Advanced+Camera+for+Surveys.