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- Fri May 08, 2009 2:53 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: barred elliptical ringed galaxy (Perseus Cluster 2009 May 8)
- Replies: 9
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Re: A barred elliptical ringed galaxy?
What you are seeing is NCG 1264 also known as UGC 2643. I have not been able to find a good closeup of this galaxy. but here is a link to a smallish image. http://www.skyfactory.org/deepskycatalogue/UGC2643.html The following link will show you a map of the Perseus cluster http://www.atlasoftheunive...
- Wed Apr 15, 2009 2:56 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: Jagged Shadows (APOD 2009 April 15)
- Replies: 22
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Re: Jagged Shadows (APOD 2009 April 15)
The very white edge that appears to be casting the jagged shadows look as if there is enough substance that possibly a craft could land there. Does any know what the white spec in the center of the gap near the upper left corner is?
- Fri Mar 13, 2009 5:29 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: Hickson Compact Group 90 (APOD 2009 March 13)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3693
Re: Hickson group and...
This photo is very interesting. I can see several hundred distant galaxies that are very faint. I do not know how to identify any of them, but in the upper left hand corner on the high res photo there appears to be a very tight cluster of galaxies positioned just above what appears to be a binary st...