Starship Asterisk*

iamlucky13 wrote: Hmm...no complaints yet about how this image isn't astronomy related?[/quote] Astronomy related can be a loose term since it is our home that provides the platform enabling the study of the cosmos... when caught up in the love of star gazing... it is easy to forget where we are gaz...

Today's image gave me a real lift. What a cool reflection! Just wondered what caused the apparent skid marks on astronaut Clay Anderson's visor?

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap080123.html

Leonardo Da Vinci had interesting insight and did some clever experimentation on why the sky is blue. You can find info from his notebook on the web if anyone's curious.

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap070831.html

What an intriguing image! (Just a little scary looking...) I am very glad we have astronomers and even more glad they can take "pictures" (oops, photographs!)...

Hi FranksHobbies,
I am relatively new to APOD and know little about what I am doing here except to enjoy the incredible images and mysteries I am discovering and try and learn from others that may understand these images. Thanks for bringing this one to light... very interesting!

Is it known whether the matter on the outer fringes of this event will collapse back into the star factory or does it become part of the dark matter mix?

Does the 100 kilometer/sec accommodate movie taking of this event?

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap070811.html

BMAONE23, Thank you for the kind sentiment! I do look forward to these chats and exploring the incredible images in the APOD archive! The Star Factory Messier 17 image has inspired me to try and capture the imagining that I gained from this discovery in a painting. I have been thinking about it and ...

Most APOD images make cool desktop items. There are so many of them that I change them often. Orin Thank you for the reassurance that this is OK to do. I am out of my element to even be posting here and very much appreciate the positive feedback I have been receiving! I have learned that I share a ...

jimmysnyder wrote:

emc wrote:is this OK to put on my desktop for a while?

You had better ask your boss first. After all it is one of the messier objects in the sky.

Is that messier as in messy (er)...

I don't know... it has to compete with http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap070806.html for messy looking!

Have you ever looked up at those puffy white clouds in the earth sky and imagined you can see little bunnies, galloping horses, sailing ships, etc. ??? I have been looking at this image and I haven’t seen any little bunnies yet… but I do see either a long haired woman or a bearded man (head at top ...

orin stepanek wrote:
You can click in the picture and get a large format!

That is cool... I see I can right click and save the image... is this OK to put on my desktop for a while?

Have you ever looked up at those puffy white clouds in the earth sky and imagined you can see little bunnies, galloping horses, sailing ships, etc. ??? This is more better!

Beautiful image, wish it were a bit larger format though.

It is interesting that those stars are clustered... really draws your attention doesn't it... I understand that there are galaxy clusters also. So, if we were on a planet in that cluster, what a sight the night sky would be! It is amazing how technology is helping us to see so much and we can view t...

On the subject of 3D space objects...

http://www.distantsuns.com/index_ds_app_help_link.html

I am just learning my way around and this tool is a great help! I just wish it would run on my Precision 490

Is this some sort of stellar herding activity???

Maybe there is something cool there stars like???

Sorry about my dumb question I did not realize the Helix Nebula is outside our galaxy. I should do more research before posting... Thanks!

This is a beautiful image combining the land, sky and star scapes... What an awesome capture!

The caption states the inner region of the nebula is about 3 light years across. There are a large number of stars that appear to be in the foreground... (maybe they are not??? or likely I just don't understand what I am seeing???) if those stars are in the foreground, then how close are they to eac...

I see the colors are quite relative and not necessarily in the normal (average) human eye visible spectrum... right??? The Feb 2007 image is also fascinating... Maybe the message "you will see Me coming on the clouds" will stem from work done in astronomy??? Fun food for playful thought an...

Are the blue and red true color representations?

I hope everyone reading my coffee comment realizes that I am joking... I realize how serious the study of our universe is and am grateful for the information that the work of others has provided for me. Please excuse my attempt at humor if it is misplaced. Thank you. I expect the image provides us w...

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap070806.html

Is the universe really that awesome and beautiful or did someone spill their coffee???

The NGC 7293 Helix Nebula image really stirs my theological imagination!

I think I keep asking or stating really dumb thoughts... for example, the relative motion of stars to earth... I guess this is measured by observation, right? Not some elaborate velocity measuring device that indicates redshift or blueshift 'Doppler' effect... right??? Apologies for my ignorance, bu...