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So how does NASA (and other space programs) get differently angled views of a galaxy or other extremely distant object?

jesusfreak16 wrote:So how does NASA (and other space programs) get differently angled views of a galaxy or other extremely distant object?

They don't...(except for distorted gravitational lensing situations).

Sorry,I didn't have enough time earlier to find the pictures. Here they are

This one is tilted one direction http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap991114.html

And this one is tilted another http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap071124.html

jesusfreak16 wrote:Sorry,I didn't have enough time earlier to find the pictures. Here they are

This one is tilted one direction http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap991114.html

This is M31 (or NGC 224)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andromeda_Galaxy
Constellation__ Andromeda
Right ascension 00h 42m 44.3s
Declination____ +41° 16′ 9″
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jesusfreak16 wrote:And this one is tilted another http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap071124.html

This is NGC 7331
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_7331
Constellation__ Pegasus
Right ascension 22h 37m 04.1s
Declination____ +34° 24' 56"

O.K. I got it now.I can't think straight sometimes.