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Topic: for all the astro-nerds out there

astronomy and astrophysics are all good. discuss away here or post up any interesting pics or finds...

i'll kick off with one of my favourites, the witch-head nebula in Orion:

http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200812/r326315_1462842.jpg

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Sombrero Galaxy...mmm tacos.

http://www.extinctionshift.com/sombrero_galaxy_big.jpg

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@Dez - nice choice!!

this is pretty cool - a solar system simulator from NASA:

http://space.jpl.nasa.gov/

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the horsehead nebula in orion

http://www.tierramesaobservatory.com/images/Horse_Head_Nebula.jpg

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5 Reply by Pepeto (edited by Pepeto 2009-06-05 22:09:12)

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We are so small...

http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/5305/perspectivestarsus4.gif

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@ Pepeto
wow!

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@ pepeto - Canis Majoris is one big bastard! amazing stuff...

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hadn't heard about this before, possible new moons of Pluto:

http://www.nasa.gov/vision/universe/sol … pluto.html

9 Reply by herman13 (edited by herman13 2009-06-05 23:13:15)

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pleiades aka seven sistas

http://www.castronomie.de/M45.jpg

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http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/287862main_crab1103_665.jpg

crabs nebula

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if Canis Majoris  was in our solar system its diameter would reach to saturn

keep hackney crap

12 Reply by jayoverdose (edited by jayoverdose 2009-06-06 03:25:46)

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http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/1504/l909492e3575cdcabe77a67ee4.jpg
Shot at 2008-02-06


http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/7871/ijpguf5.jpg
Shot at 2008-02-06


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Io transiting Jupiter...

http://home.xtra.co.nz/hosts/Wingmakers/images/jupiter-io-1.jpg

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Casionova taking over your forums...:lol:

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C. wrote:

Casionova taking over your forums...:lol:

this weird obsession of yours really has to stop, you should get some help.

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http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5778/113/400/gravamap2.jpg

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Spacy Thread! Great!

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/1088/planetensonnensystem04.jpg

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http://www.dkimages.com/discover/previews/950/80073444.JPG

a big volcano called Loki erupting on Jupiter's moon Io.

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http://smashn.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/heic0106b.jpg

ngc 1512 shot from the hublle.

I really can recommend k-starts it's a great program!

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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html

Today:
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/0906/ngc4725L_siniscalchi_c800.jpg
One-Armed Spiral Galaxy NGC 4725

21 Reply by casionova (edited by casionova 2009-06-07 22:17:20)

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starbirth clouds

http://www.nmazca.com/hellastellar/prc96-38b.jpg

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http://esamultimedia.esa.int/images/Science/galaxy_NGC_pic23941.jpg

"The nearby dwarf galaxy NGC 1569 is a 'hotbed' of vigorous star birth activity which blows huge bubbles and super-bubbles that riddle the main body of the galaxy. The galaxy

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^ mind bending proportions of awesome

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"Called the Hubble Ultra Deep Field (HUDF), the million-second-long exposure reveals the first galaxies to emerge from the so-called "dark ages," the time shortly after the big bang when the first stars reheated the cold, dark universe." From NASA press release

http://www.fas.org/irp/imint/docs/rst/Sect20/v_ultra-deep_field_02.jpg

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Uranus.. He heee

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