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- Sun May 26, 2024 7:44 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: A Solar Filament Erupts (2024 May 26)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 302
Re: APOD: A Solar Filament Erupts (2024 May 26)
...So, yeah. It's an impressive picture, it really is. And that's all I have to say about it! Ann Personally, I am particularly impressed by the dynamics of the event when you compare it with the size of the Earth. The effective discharge only took about 15 minutes. What tremendous energies and dis...
- Sat May 25, 2024 6:26 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Manicouagan Impact Crater from Space (2024 May 25)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 482
Re: APOD: Manicouagan Impact Crater from Space (2024 May 25)
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/S_240525.jpg Manicouagan Impact Crater from Space https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53744924523_d7cf49867c_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53745063054_fa210dd289_b.jpg Hill in the center: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53744739726_b4acbd78aa_b.jp...
- Fri May 24, 2024 8:05 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: M78 from the Euclid Space Telescope (2024 May 24)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 456
Re: APOD: M78 from the Euclid Space Telescope (2024 May 24)
[...] The purple color of M78 in today's APOD was caused by the artistic choices of the people processing the image. The filters chosen for image may also have something to do with the palette of the final product. [...] Ann ... In principle, the Euclid color palette can be transferred very easily ...
- Fri May 24, 2024 5:28 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Unraveling NGC 3169 (2024 May 23)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 324
Re: APOD: Unraveling NGC 3169 (2024 May 23)
This galaxy looks very unique to me. I am a student of galaxies, these look brand new to me. There appear to be ~3 rings around NGC 3169 perpendicular to its plane of rotation. Has the other galaxy circled it that many times? I would love to see the simulation of these 2 galaxies interacting. Note,...
- Fri May 24, 2024 5:13 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Unraveling NGC 3169 (2024 May 23)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 324
Re: APOD: Unraveling NGC 3169 (2024 May 23)
So, I'm reading that tiny NGC 3165 is also part of this triple, and at about the same distance, yet it doesn't seem to be interacting with the other two at all, either currently or in the past. Why not? Also, I note that NGC 3165 is classified as a spiral too, which would confirm that spirals reall...
- Thu May 23, 2024 9:26 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Unraveling NGC 3169 (2024 May 23)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 324
Re: APOD: Unraveling NGC 3169 (2024 May 23)
[...] According to this site , both NGC 3169 and NGC 3166 have active black holes, and I have to wonder if the jet-like feature emerging from NGC 3166 is a remnant of an outburst of that galaxy's black hole. [...] Ann I think that the "jet" of NGC 3166 is an arm of NGC 3169 that was stret...
- Tue May 21, 2024 9:01 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: CG4: The Globule and the Galaxy (2024 May 21)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 372
Re: APOD: CG4: The Globule and the Galaxy (2024 May 21)
I always want to put things in perspective. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2405/Cg4Galaxy_CtioRector_960.jpg Why is that globule cometary? What made it open its mouth? Nearby hot bright stars, sure. What stars? I found the coordinates for CG4, which is the name of this thing, and saw that it is l...
- Mon May 20, 2024 5:48 am
- Forum: The Communications Center: Breaking Science News
- Topic: CHANDRA: The Galactic Center is Venting
- Replies: 0
- Views: 99
CHANDRA: The Galactic Center is Venting
NASA's Chandra Notices the Galactic Center is Venting NASA/ESA | 2024 May 09 https://chandra.cfa.harvard.edu/photo/2024/vent/vent_labeled_525.jpg These images show evidence for an exhaust vent attached to a chimney releasing hot gas from a region around the supermassive black hole at the center of ...
- Sun May 19, 2024 7:53 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Jupiter Diving (2024 May 19)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 366
Re: APOD: Jupiter Diving (2024 May 19)
[...] The bluest parts of Jupiter are the bluish festoons, which are seen emerging from the north equatorial belt and protruding into the white equatorial zone. I don't remember seeing a lot of blue near the Great Red Spot, however. Consider these tips on how to draw Jupiter: https://c02.purpledshu...
- Sat May 18, 2024 4:29 pm
- Forum: The Communications Center: Breaking Science News
- Topic: Webb Telescope - Merger of black holes 740 million years after the Big Bang
- Replies: 6
- Views: 421
Re: Webb Telescope - Merger of black holes 740 million years after the Big Bang
But that's just one of those things when you see everything twice everywhere ;-) https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53727245842_6c9de594da_b.jpg SDSS J115331 and LEDA 2073461 jac berne (flickr) Is that a second pair of overlapping galaxies at upper right??? :o Ann Well. I think that often coincide...
- Fri May 17, 2024 8:41 pm
- Forum: The Communications Center: Breaking Science News
- Topic: Webb Telescope - Merger of black holes 740 million years after the Big Bang
- Replies: 6
- Views: 421
Re: Webb Telescope - Merger of black holes 740 million years after the Big Bang
This system is pretty crazy: Strange early galaxy by JWST in May 2024.png Is the strange (starforming?) galactic arm a tidal feature? If so, something is tugging at this galaxy - what? The massive object distorting the galaxy must be off to the left. And really, what is that orange hamburger-like o...
- Fri May 17, 2024 5:00 am
- Forum: The Communications Center: Breaking Science News
- Topic: Webb Telescope - Merger of black holes 740 million years after the Big Bang
- Replies: 6
- Views: 421
Re: Webb Telescope - Merger of black holes 740 million years after the Big Bang
https://hosted.ap.org/article/cd5a78e8dfab531f2fa2454d73ad2885/webb-telescope-uncovers-merger-two-massive-black-holes Black holes originated before galaxies. There are also more exciting things to see in this area of the sky that challenge our current understanding .-) https://live.staticflickr.com...
- Fri May 17, 2024 4:18 am
- Forum: The Communications Center: Breaking Science News
- Topic: Webb Telescope - Merger of black holes 740 million years after the Big Bang
- Replies: 6
- Views: 421
Re: Webb Telescope - Merger of black holes 740 million years after the Big Bang
https://hosted.ap.org/article/cd5a78e8dfab531f2fa2454d73ad2885/webb-telescope-uncovers-merger-two-massive-black-holes Black holes originated before galaxies. https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/800a/2024/webb-detects-most-dist-1.jpg Thanks Psnarf 4 the interesting Link! Maybe there are more people who ...
- Wed May 15, 2024 7:17 pm
- Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
- Topic: GOTD: Galaxy Of The Day
- Replies: 56
- Views: 306709
Re: GOTD: Galaxy Of The Day
HST: Close up of the irregular galaxy NGC 4753 NASA/ESA | Original release 2024 May 13 [...] GOTD4Y Jac NGC 4753 looks like a typical lenticular galaxy, with a few elegant strands of dust weaving across the core, as if the clothing of the galaxy has been unraveled and only a few thin strands are le...
- Wed May 15, 2024 5:09 am
- Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
- Topic: GOTD: Galaxy Of The Day
- Replies: 56
- Views: 306709
Re: GOTD: Galaxy Of The Day
HST: Close up of the irregular galaxy NGC 4753 NASA/ESA | Original release 2024 May 13 https://cdn.esahubble.org/archives/images/screen/potw2420a.jpg This image is the object's sharpest view to date, showcasing Hubble’s incredible resolving power and ability to reveal complex dust structures . NGC ...
- Wed May 15, 2024 4:52 am
- Forum: The Communications Center: Breaking Science News
- Topic: SPITZER: Archive data help explain eating habits of Massive Black Hole at the center of the Andromeda Galaxy
- Replies: 0
- Views: 204
SPITZER: Archive data help explain eating habits of Massive Black Hole at the center of the Andromeda Galaxy
Andromeda Galaxy Up Close taken by NASA’s retired Spitzer Space Telescope JPL | 2024 May 09 https://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/download/AvmImage/32/binary/large Data from NASA's retired Spitzer Space Telescope has given scientists new insights into why some supermassive black holes shine differently t...
- Sat May 11, 2024 5:58 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: AR 3664: Giant Sunspot Group (2024 May 11)
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1100
Re: APOD: AR 3664: Giant Sunspot Group (2024 May 11)
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/S_240511.jpg AR 3664: Giant Sunspot Group Explanation: Right now, one of the largest sunspot groups in recent history is crossing the Sun. Active Region 3664 is not only big -- it's violent, throwing off clouds of particles into the Solar System . Some of these C...
- Sat May 11, 2024 4:47 am
- Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
- Topic: What did you see in the sky tonight?
- Replies: 1303
- Views: 1077306
Re: What did you see in the sky tonight?
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Northern lights over the Lago di Lugano
...Located in the Italian-speaking south (Ticino) of Switzerland. ...or holiday greetings from the boathouse last night (10.05.2024 - 23:30 MEZ) jac berne (flickr)
Northern lights over the Lago di Lugano
...Located in the Italian-speaking south (Ticino) of Switzerland. ...or holiday greetings from the boathouse last night (10.05.2024 - 23:30 MEZ) jac berne (flickr)
- Wed May 08, 2024 8:53 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Visualization: A Black Hole Disk... (2024 May 08)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 839
Re: APOD: Visualization: A Black Hole Disk... (2024 May 08)
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/S_240508.jpg Visualization: A Black Hole Accretion Disk << Previous APOD This Day in APOD Next APOD >> https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53114452768_8cc57474f8_b.jpg jac berne (flickr) NGC 383 Superb images, Jac! I love your contributions to this forum. You mad...
- Wed May 08, 2024 7:14 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Visualization: A Black Hole Disk... (2024 May 08)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 839
Re: APOD: Visualization: A Black Hole Disk... (2024 May 08)
If one assumes that, according to theory, every black hole also has an accretion disk... What theory is that? I think the overwhelming majority of black holes in the Universe have no accretion disk. This simulation shows the appearance of a black hole with an accretion disk. Simulations have also b...
- Wed May 08, 2024 6:53 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Visualization: A Black Hole Disk... (2024 May 08)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 839
Re: APOD: Visualization: A Black Hole Disk... (2024 May 08)
On the topic of visualizations, Jean-Pierre Luminet is a French astrophysicist who made this image of a black hole 45 YEARS AGO! The first one ever apparently. Using maths, and a 1970’s computer… He’s still alive and still studying black holes today, he deserves a mention on this black hole week! (...
- Wed May 08, 2024 5:44 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Visualization: A Black Hole Disk... (2024 May 08)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 839
Re: APOD: Visualization: A Black Hole Disk... (2024 May 08)
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/S_240508.jpg Visualization: A Black Hole Accretion Disk Explanation: What would it look like to circle a black hole? If the black hole was surrounded by a swirling disk of glowing and accreting gas , then the great gravity of the black hole would deflect light em...
- Tue May 07, 2024 5:04 am
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Black Hole Accreting with Jet (2024 May 07)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 783
Re: APOD: Black Hole Accreting with Jet (2024 May 07)
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/S_240507.jpg Black Hole Accreting with Jet Explanation: What happens when a black hole devours a star? Many details remain unknown, but observations are providing new clues. In 2014, a powerful explosion was recorded by the ground-based robotic telescopes of the ...
- Sun May 05, 2024 7:46 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: A Black Hole Disrupts a Passing Star (2024 May 05)
- Replies: 29
- Views: 981
Re: APOD: A Black Hole Disrupts a Passing Star (2024 May 05)
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/S_240505.jpg A Black Hole Disrupts a Passing Star Explanation: What happens to a star that goes near a black hole? If the star directly impacts a massive black hole , then the star falls in completely -- and everything vanishes. More likely , though, the star goe...
- Sat May 04, 2024 4:54 am
- Forum: The Communications Center: Breaking Science News
- Topic: MAUVE survey: Giant galactic explosion in NGC 4383
- Replies: 2
- Views: 659
Re: MAUVE survey: Giant galactic explosion in NGC 4383
MAUVE survey: Giant galactic explosion in NGC 4383 exposes galaxy pollution in action phys.org | 2024 April 21 TY4YA Jac Phys.org wrote about NGC 4383: Galaxy NGC 4383 evolving strangely. Gas is flowing from its core at a rate of over 200 km/s. This mysterious gas eruption has a unique cause: star ...