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by Tarree
Wed Jul 27, 2011 5:27 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Galaxy NGC 474: Cosmic Blender (2011 Jul 26)
Replies: 30
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Re: APOD: Galaxy NGC 474: Cosmic Blender (2011 Jul 26)

Any possibility that we are viewing the 474 with an intervening black hole and the visual effects are caused by gravity lensing?

Yes, I am a newbie.
by Tarree
Wed Nov 11, 2009 11:23 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: Stickney Crater (APOD 2009 November 7)
Replies: 33
Views: 6407

Re: Stickney Crater (APOD 2009 November 7)

That gives me an idea. The paired craters are hoof prints left by cavorting spacecows. :shock:
by Tarree
Wed Nov 11, 2009 6:39 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: Stickney Crater (APOD 2009 November 7)
Replies: 33
Views: 6407

Re: Stickney Crater (APOD 2009 November 7)

Did anybody else notice that the many small craters are frequently arranged in pairs of generally the same size? In the upper right of the lower left quadrant is a brown crater with brown splattering down. It's pair is just to the right and up of it, a blue crater with brown drool. To the right of t...
by Tarree
Wed Jun 04, 2008 3:13 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: A Twisted Solar Eruptive Prominence (APOD 01 Jun 2008)
Replies: 7
Views: 4940

Which color?

Are the light colored splotches or the orange colored ones hotter?