Astronomy Picture of the Day

**loyalguard** · 06-12-2006, 12:49 PM

I haven't seen this posted but I'm sure many of you have seen this site before. For those who haven't, Astronomy Picture of the Day by NASA is just that. Every day there is "a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer". I found this site about six months ago and ever since it is the first site I visit every morning when I fire up my PC. Whenever I want to feel grounded, I search the archives and am quickly reminded of my place in the universe. Here's today Hi-res image, a rare photo of a distant galaxy looking right on its edge. I hope you enjoy:

Keres · 06-12-2006, 01:18 PM

how neat! thank you for posting this.

Turbo · 06-12-2006, 01:31 PM

Nice, I love Astronomy.

Mateo · 06-12-2006, 01:36 PM

Wow. That's awesome. You realize you are going to have to update this every day now, right?

**TG_Bubba** · 06-12-2006, 01:40 PM

Sunspot Loops in Ultraviolet

Astronomy Picture of the Day Archive

**loyalguard** · 06-12-2006, 01:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mateo

Wow. That's awesome. You realize you are going to have to update this every day now, right?

Aha, that's what the website is for:

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Bubba-

That one was awesome...tears almost welled up in my eyes (lame but true...)

Obi · 06-12-2006, 01:58 PM

These are incredible. Anyone knowif they digitally enhance them or not?

**loyalguard** · 06-12-2006, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 0b1one

These are incredible. Anyone knowif they digitally enhance them or not?

Sometimes they are. If they do, they usually tell you in the description. Every now and then they'll put in an artist's conception drawing as well - but again, they tell you when.

**USN_Squid** · 06-12-2006, 04:25 PM

Anyone know what this one is?

Yes, it's a shameless plug for EVE Online at TG: http://www.tacticalgamer.com/eve-online/

**TG_Bubba** · 06-12-2006, 04:44 PM

Figures the people from the black hole have to come in with their fake pictures.

**Faultline** · 06-13-2006, 06:20 AM

Those are amazing Loyal. Thanks for sharing!

Any idea what exactly is taking those photos (hubble, etc.?)

**Faultline** · 06-13-2006, 06:22 AM

Wow...check out today's!

Quote:

Explanation: What's happened to the Sun? Sometimes it looks like the Sun is being viewed through a large lens. In the above case, however, there are actually millions of lenses: ice crystals. As water freezes in the upper atmosphere, small, flat, six-sided, ice crystals might be formed. As these crystals flutter to the ground, much time is spent with their faces flat, parallel to the ground. An observer may pass through the same plane as many of the falling ice crystals near sunrise or sunset. During this alignment, each crystal can act like a miniature lens, refracting sunlight into our view and creating phenomena like parhelia, the technical term for sundogs. The above image was taken during early 2006 February near Helsinki, Finland with a quickly deployed cellular camera phone. Visible in the image center is the Sun, while two bright sundogs glow prominently from both the left and the right. Also visible is the 22 degree halo also created by sunlight reflecting off of atmospheric ice crystals.

Mateo · 06-13-2006, 10:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by USN_Squid

Anyone know what this one is?

Yes, it's a shameless plug for EVE Online at TG: http://www.tacticalgamer.com/eve-online/

Who let the EVE players out of their ghetto?

**TG_Bubba** · 06-13-2006, 10:51 AM

Star Clouds over Arizona

Explanation: The clouds in the foreground are much different than the clouds in the background. In the foreground are a photogenic deck of Earth-based water clouds. The long exposure used to create the above photograph makes the light from the left, reflected from Phoenix, Arizona, USA, appear like a sunset. Far in the distance, however, are star clouds from the disk of our Milky Way Galaxy. Billions of stars like our Sun live there, circling our Galactic center every 200 million years. Contrast between the water clouds and the star clouds has been digitally enhanced. Between the two, visible on the upper right, is the planet Jupiter.

Obi · 06-13-2006, 07:44 PM

Thats a really nice one Bubba.

06-12-2006, 12:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
loyalguard Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Reykjavik, Iceland Age: 36 Posts: 1,333	Astronomy Picture of the Day I haven't seen this posted but I'm sure many of you have seen this site before. For those who haven't, Astronomy Picture of the Day by NASA is just that. Every day there is "a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer". I found this site about six months ago and ever since it is the first site I visit every morning when I fire up my PC. Whenever I want to feel grounded, I search the archives and am quickly reminded of my place in the universe. Here's today Hi-res image, a rare photo of a distant galaxy looking right on its edge. I hope you enjoy: __________________ \|TG\| LoyalGuard Armed Assault Admin ArmA - Announcements & SOPs \| Coop Server Mission List Question/Complaint about ArmA? PM me!

06-12-2006, 01:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
Keres Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Loganville, Georgia Age: 20 Posts: 498	Re: Astronomy Picture of the Day how neat! thank you for posting this. __________________ -------- Zephyr: Besides Wyzcrak and his godly voice; the kind of voice that you will expect to say "Zephyr, I need you to build an ark at Marine Start, with room for two of every structure so that I may turret spam for 40 days and 40 nights" that is. Squeak:Sometimes I'm awed by zibs genius. Then I remember he's Canadian and I feel significantly less threatened.

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Turbo Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Mechanicsburg, PA Age: 26 Posts: 3,931	Re: Astronomy Picture of the Day Nice, I love Astronomy. __________________

06-12-2006, 01:36 PM	#4 (permalink)
Mateo Join Date: Aug 2004 Age: 37 Posts: 6,483	Re: Astronomy Picture of the Day Wow. That's awesome. You realize you are going to have to update this every day now, right?

06-12-2006, 01:40 PM	#5 (permalink)
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06-12-2006, 01:58 PM	#7 (permalink)
Obi Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Scotland Age: 20 Posts: 2,059	Re: Astronomy Picture of the Day These are incredible. Anyone knowif they digitally enhance them or not? __________________

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06-12-2006, 04:44 PM	#10 (permalink)
TG_Bubba Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: In the cell next to Icky. Age: 54 Posts: 5,805	Re: Astronomy Picture of the Day Figures the people from the black hole have to come in with their fake pictures. __________________ Admin Graw 2-- Call of Duty Tactical Game Primer Call of Duty - Official Rules, Announcements & SOPs Have a problem? Need an admin? TG_Mateo: "Forget freedom, democracy, the blues, New York Pizza: our lasting contribution to human society is Bourbon." Sloppy Joe: "Don't play this game like you are on your own, because if you do... it might become a reality." kin3: "I'll try but I have the grandchildren all day today and if I'm not wiped out I'll play."

06-13-2006, 06:20 AM	#11 (permalink)
Faultline Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tennessee Age: 29 Posts: 1,559	Re: Astronomy Picture of the Day Those are amazing Loyal. Thanks for sharing! Any idea what exactly is taking those photos (hubble, etc.?) __________________

06-13-2006, 10:51 AM	#14 (permalink)
TG_Bubba Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: In the cell next to Icky. Age: 54 Posts: 5,805	Re: Astronomy Picture of the Day Star Clouds over Arizona Explanation: The clouds in the foreground are much different than the clouds in the background. In the foreground are a photogenic deck of Earth-based water clouds. The long exposure used to create the above photograph makes the light from the left, reflected from Phoenix, Arizona, USA, appear like a sunset. Far in the distance, however, are star clouds from the disk of our Milky Way Galaxy. Billions of stars like our Sun live there, circling our Galactic center every 200 million years. Contrast between the water clouds and the star clouds has been digitally enhanced. Between the two, visible on the upper right, is the planet Jupiter. __________________ Admin Graw 2-- Call of Duty Tactical Game Primer Call of Duty - Official Rules, Announcements & SOPs Have a problem? Need an admin? TG_Mateo: "Forget freedom, democracy, the blues, New York Pizza: our lasting contribution to human society is Bourbon." Sloppy Joe: "Don't play this game like you are on your own, because if you do... it might become a reality." kin3: "I'll try but I have the grandchildren all day today and if I'm not wiped out I'll play."

06-13-2006, 07:44 PM	#15 (permalink)
Obi Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Scotland Age: 20 Posts: 2,059	Re: Astronomy Picture of the Day Thats a really nice one Bubba. __________________

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