Found Images: 2014 April
Found Images: 2014 April
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Re: Found Images: 2014 April
I think the way data gets from a satellite like Hubble down to terra firma is largely unknown and unappreciated by lay persons. Who even knows what the TDRSS is? This is from a Frontier Fields blog entry.
Hubble Observations: From the Sky to the Ground
http://frontierfields.org/2014/04/01/hu ... he-ground/
Hubble Observations: From the Sky to the Ground
http://frontierfields.org/2014/04/01/hu ... he-ground/
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Re: Found Images: 2014 April
Sh2-239
http://www.noao.edu/image_gallery/html/im1163.html
Copyright: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage) and H. Schweiker (WIYN and NOAO/AURA/NSF) Interestingly, although this nebula is included in the Sharpless catalogue of HII regions, it is actually a reflection nebula.
http://www.noao.edu/image_gallery/html/im1163.html
Copyright: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage) and H. Schweiker (WIYN and NOAO/AURA/NSF) Interestingly, although this nebula is included in the Sharpless catalogue of HII regions, it is actually a reflection nebula.
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Re: Found Images: 2014 April
Medusa Nebula (Abell 21)
http://www.astro-koop.de/?attachment_id=1246
Copyright: Stefan Heutz, Wolfgang Ries and Michael Breite
http://www.astro-koop.de/?attachment_id=1246
Copyright: Stefan Heutz, Wolfgang Ries and Michael Breite
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Re: Found Images: 2014 April
Re: Found Images: 2014 April
Know the quiet place within your heart and touch the rainbow of possibility; be
alive to the gentle breeze of communication, and please stop being such a jerk. — Garrison Keillor
alive to the gentle breeze of communication, and please stop being such a jerk. — Garrison Keillor
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Re: Found Images: 2014 April
Lagoon Nebula (M8)
http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1403/
Copyright: ESO/VPHAS+ team You can read more about the VPHAS+ survey here: http://arxiv.org/abs/1402.7024
http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1403/
Copyright: ESO/VPHAS+ team You can read more about the VPHAS+ survey here: http://arxiv.org/abs/1402.7024
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Re: Found Images: 2014 April
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Re: Found Images: 2014 April
Eclipsed red Moon targeted by a green laser
Copyrights: Dan Long
Suggested by Tom Murphy
Copyrights: Dan Long
Suggested by Tom Murphy
Re: Found Images: 2014 April
Kepler 186f (artist impression)
Copyrights: Karen Wehrstein
Suggested by Steve Andrew
Copyrights: Karen Wehrstein
Suggested by Steve Andrew
Last edited by geckzilla on Mon Apr 21, 2014 6:05 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Reason: spelling error fix
Reason: spelling error fix
Re: Found Images: 2014 April
Couple of points:
1) My name is spelled WeHRstein.
2) I have a larger and lighter-toned version of this image... see it here.
1) My name is spelled WeHRstein.
2) I have a larger and lighter-toned version of this image... see it here.
Re: Found Images: 2014 April
Know the quiet place within your heart and touch the rainbow of possibility; be
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Re: Found Images: 2014 April
You have to forgive Sandgirl for her spelling error! Whilst her spelling might not be 100% correct, at least she has a good heart.Karen Wehrstein wrote:Couple of points:
1) My name is spelled WeHRstein.
2) I have a larger and lighter-toned version of this image... see it here.
![Wink :wink:](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
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Re: Found Images: 2014 April
Hi, today 23th of april 13h33 T.U a big prominence on sun...
coronograph 225 mm F/14 + 5A h-alpha filter, skynyx 2.1 M.
best regards.
© philippe TOSI
coronograph 225 mm F/14 + 5A h-alpha filter, skynyx 2.1 M.
best regards.
© philippe TOSI