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Feast Your Eyes.... |
noorie |
Jun 27 2007, 01:36 AM
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on these celestial beauties!
Only some are illustrations; the rest are real. This is the most detailed true-color image of the entire Earth to date. Image credit: NASA/GSFC Pulsar Titan Starburst galaxy M82 (also known as NGC 3031 or Bode's Galaxy) is a spiral galaxy about 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. Messier 81 M51:The Whirlpool Galaxy The centre of the Milky Way Mars The moon, imaged by the Galileo spacecraft during its journey to Jupiter. The Red Planet: Mars Barnard 30 in the Orion Nebula. Image credit: NASA Saturn. Image credit: NASA/JPL/SSI NGC 2903 The solar cycle Sun follows a relatively predictable 11-year cycle of solar activity. During the solar minimum, there's very little activity, and only a handful of sunspots. During the solar maximum, there can be frequent and powerful coronal mass ejections and X-ray flares. The Sun (you need 3-D glasses). Image credit: NASA The Sun again. The Orion Nebula Saturn's icy moon: Enceladus The Moon Lunar Phases Saturn Dione Noorie "During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act" "You have enemies? Good! It means that you stood up for something, sometime in your life." |
Mandrake |
Jun 27 2007, 08:22 AM
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Lovely pix, Noorie! Identification please Some of them have been repeated, like M45 or the Beehive Cluster in the constellation of Cancer, or the moon shots.
It would be nice if you put the names next to each pic... Self - belief is the most potent force.
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kabir |
Jun 27 2007, 01:05 PM
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just great..!!
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noorie |
Jun 27 2007, 03:27 PM
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Lovely pix, Noorie! Identification please Some of them have been repeated, like M45 or the Beehive Cluster in the constellation of Cancer, or the moon shots. It would be nice if you put the names next to each pic... I agree Mandrake, and I am really sorry about it. But I've gone back and rectified it. As 4 identifying the pictures, I am working on that. Noorie "During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act" "You have enemies? Good! It means that you stood up for something, sometime in your life." |
noorie |
Jun 27 2007, 03:29 PM
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"During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act" "You have enemies? Good! It means that you stood up for something, sometime in your life." |
Reeth |
Jun 27 2007, 03:38 PM
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Great pics noorie waiting now for some info....
The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind -William James |
Mandrake |
Jun 27 2007, 04:43 PM
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Don't be sorry Noorie . It happens to all of us.
Let me start with a bit of (educated) guesswork: 1. Earth 2. a nebula (pls name it) 3. a nebula (name again) 4. Venus? 5. The Beehive cluster in Cancer 6. Saturn's rings and Titan (?) 7. a nebula (Butterfly?) 8. A nebula (Orion?) 9. A galaxy (Andromeda?) 10. Pyramids of Giza? 11. Arcturus in the southern sky 12. Solar Eclipse (false image - digitally produced) 13. Megrez in the Ursa Major 14. Horsehead nebula? 15. ? 16. ? 17. Artist's image of Sedna? 18. Spiral galaxy in Ursa major? 19. Milky way 20. moon 21. phases of moon 22. A-rings of saturn and one moon (Titan again?) 23. Supernova? 24. The terminator line on the moon 25. repeats Self - belief is the most potent force.
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noorie |
Jun 27 2007, 06:39 PM
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Don't be sorry Noorie . It happens to all of us. Let me start with a bit of (educated) guesswork: 1. Earth 2. a nebula (pls name it) 3. a nebula (name again) 4. Venus? 5. The Beehive cluster in Cancer 6. Saturn's rings and Titan (?) 7. a nebula (Butterfly?) 8. A nebula (Orion?) 9. A galaxy (Andromeda?) 10. Pyramids of Giza? 11. Arcturus in the southern sky 12. Solar Eclipse (false image - digitally produced) 13. Megrez in the Ursa Major 14. Horsehead nebula? 15. ? 16. ? 17. Artist's image of Sedna? 18. Spiral galaxy in Ursa major? 19. Milky way 20. moon 21. phases of moon 22. A-rings of saturn and one moon (Titan again?) 23. Supernova? 24. The terminator line on the moon 25. repeats You sound like a cosmologist, are you one ? I am just an amateur at this. But it is such a magical world out there, I just had 2 take a curious peek. Thanks so much 4 helping me out Mandrake. I was in such a hurry the other day that I messed it all up; and although I've identified several of the pictures, it's not possible 2 do that 4 all of them in the same post. I am so sorry. The other option is to re-upload them again in a new post along with the tags, which is quite a bother; I think I've learnt a very good lesson 2day. To make up 4 that somewhat, I've added a few new pictures along with the old post, this time with info tags. And there are still a few more left, I'll try 2 upload those maybe today; but never 2gether and in a bunch!! That's what got me into this trouble! Noorie "During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act" "You have enemies? Good! It means that you stood up for something, sometime in your life." |
Mandrake |
Jun 27 2007, 09:55 PM
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QUOTE You sound like a cosmologist, are you one ? Lol...cosmologist is a big word . I am just a trained astronomer, though an amateur one. For all queries that you might have about the sky and related stuff, be my guest. I'd be very very happy to answer questions on that. Self - belief is the most potent force.
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ZaiRa |
Jun 27 2007, 11:25 PM
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Nice pics N!
I want to go to moon once in my life I just wonder how it feels n how it looks upclose! .
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noorie |
Jun 27 2007, 11:27 PM
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QUOTE You sound like a cosmologist, are you one ? Lol...cosmologist is a big word . I am just a trained astronomer, though an amateur one. For all queries that you might have about the sky and related stuff, be my guest. I'd be very very happy to answer questions on that. I like the sound of that, very, very much! Thank you. P.S. Cud you please try not to be so very modest? The word "trained" is enough to give the game away. Noorie "During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act" "You have enemies? Good! It means that you stood up for something, sometime in your life." |
noorie |
Jun 27 2007, 11:31 PM
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Great pics noorie waiting now for some info.... Thanks Reeth. Do look in the new amended post; the info you wanted is waiting 4 you! Sorry for not adding that earlier along with the pictures as they shud have been. Noorie "During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act" "You have enemies? Good! It means that you stood up for something, sometime in your life." |
noorie |
Jun 27 2007, 11:36 PM
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Nice pics N! I want to go to moon once in my life I just wonder how it feels n how it looks upclose! Thanks Zaira, insha'allah perhaps you will. You never know, what wondrous surprises are waiting 4 you; that's Life. Noorie "During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act" "You have enemies? Good! It means that you stood up for something, sometime in your life." |
ZaiRa |
Jun 28 2007, 01:49 AM
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You never know, what wondrous surprises are waiting 4 you; that's Life. Noorie I hope it wasnt a warning? .
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Reeth |
Jun 28 2007, 03:14 PM
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QUOTE You sound like a cosmologist, are you one ? Lol...cosmologist is a big word . I am just a trained astronomer, though an amateur one. For all queries that you might have about the sky and related stuff, be my guest. I'd be very very happy to answer questions on that. You are an amazing person Suhas.......we re lucky to have someone, with your kind of all round knowledge among us The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind -William James |
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