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Re: APOD: The Porpoise Galaxy from Hubble (2013 Jun 24)

Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2013 10:06 pm
by neufer
Click to play embedded YouTube video.
Click to play embedded YouTube video.

Re: APOD: The Porpoise Galaxy from Hubble (2013 Jun 24)

Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2013 11:39 pm
by drhr
No. no. no... It doesn't look like a porpoise to me, at all. It looks like a hummingbird!

Re: APOD: The Porpoise Galaxy from Hubble (2013 Jun 24)

Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2013 12:41 am
by ta152h0
Neufer's imagination connection to reality is impeccable

Re: APOD: The Porpoise Galaxy from Hubble (2013 Jun 24)

Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2013 1:35 am
by stephen63
geckzilla wrote: I was thinking rockhopper, myself.
Or a macaroni?

Re: APOD: The Porpoise Galaxy from Hubble (2013 Jun 24)

Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2013 5:02 am
by bystander
geckzilla wrote:I was thinking rockhopper, myself.
I selected the image because of the pose, not because of the species. I like your rockhopper, though.

Re: APOD: The Porpoise Galaxy from Hubble (2013 Jun 24)

Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2013 6:15 pm
by dlw
From the full Hubble image, http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/1306/ar ... e_3368.jpg, I get the impression of a galaxy swerving to avoid an on coming, jet propelled star!
Galaxy avoiding jet propelled start
Galaxy avoiding jet propelled start
:)