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by joeycummens
Sat Jun 29, 2019 2:12 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: M83: The Thousand-Ruby Galaxy (2019 Jun 29)
Replies: 21
Views: 7265

Re: APOD: M83: The Thousand-Ruby Galaxy (2019 Jun 29)

Never mind, I i think I misinterpreted it (I cannot go back and check since it does not seem to work on my end now for some reason).
by joeycummens
Sat Jun 29, 2019 1:19 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: M83: The Thousand-Ruby Galaxy (2019 Jun 29)
Replies: 21
Views: 7265

Today's APOD

So, I was reading up on today:s APOD and I am confused on the popular moniker of this galaxy. The brief article says that the reason it got its name is due to its blue clusters. However, aren't rubies red, not blue? o, would it not be called the *Thousand-Sapphire Galaxy* instead? Thank you and have...
by joeycummens
Thu Jul 26, 2018 1:56 am
Forum: Open Space: Discuss Anything
Topic: Galaxy News
Replies: 11
Views: 4614

Re: Galaxy News

by joeycummens
Wed Jul 25, 2018 10:34 am
Forum: Open Space: Discuss Anything
Topic: Galaxy News
Replies: 11
Views: 4614

Re: Galaxy News

Thank you, I misspoke. It was gas and not energy. Now it will be easier for me to find it. Also, it is hard to find galaxy news due to the phone of the same name.
by joeycummens
Wed Jul 25, 2018 1:58 am
Forum: Open Space: Discuss Anything
Topic: Galaxy News
Replies: 11
Views: 4614

Re: Galaxy News

No, that is not it. And it was a legitimate news article on a reputable science site. At the risk of sounding inaccurate, I have some few more information: They gone on to explain that the orginal hypothesis was that cold energy sinks back down into the galaxy to refuel it, whereas the hot energy st...
by joeycummens
Tue Jul 24, 2018 10:26 pm
Forum: Open Space: Discuss Anything
Topic: Galaxy News
Replies: 11
Views: 4614

Galaxy News

I swore I read an article either last month or this month regarding galaxy's missing energy. It was reported in one of those months as well on a site with had a light blue computer-tab like header that had the name "science" in it. Now I cannot find it. It is not the cosmic microwave backg...
by joeycummens
Thu Jan 11, 2018 1:40 am
Forum: Open Space: Discuss Anything
Topic: Is Climate Change Real?
Replies: 42
Views: 59437

Is Climate Change Real?

So Mr. Hawking said that, and I quote, that he "will pay to send climate change deniers to Venus". And yes, that offended all the climate change deniers. I'm curious as to whether or not it's real. I did a search and it came up with polarizing results: "It is real", "it is f...
by joeycummens
Tue Jan 09, 2018 8:08 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2018 Jan 09)
Replies: 230
Views: 157520

Re: APOD: Bright Planetary Nebula NGC 7027... (2018 Jan 09)

Honestly I, too, thought it was a butt. I'm 21.

In all seriousness, it kinda looks like when two atoms either merge or split apart. I'll call it the "Fission Nebula".