APOD: NGC 602 and Beyond (2007 Jan 10)

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cheech
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APOD: NGC 602 and Beyond (2007 Jan 10)

Post by cheech » Wed Jan 10, 2007 2:32 pm

todays picture is another that i would love to see in 3d. or to be more specific i'd like to be able to rotate the image to see what it would look like if viewed from 90 degrees to the left or east or even 180 degrees.
i realize we don't have a hubble telescope in these positions to take a picture, but is there a way to extrapolate what this cluster would look like from these view points?

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Post by orin stepanek » Wed Jan 10, 2007 3:10 pm

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap070110.html
I save pictures I like to a file where I can view them whenever I want. There I can rotate them and expand them for detail. It's surprising how many galaxies are it this photo. Way too numerous to count. :)
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A pearl of great price

Post by kovil » Wed Jan 10, 2007 5:12 pm

What a beauty !

changed my wallpaper today,

looks like a south sea's giant clam with many pearls.

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NGC 602 (APOD 10 Jan 2007)

Post by lahines » Thu Jan 11, 2007 6:53 pm

NGC 602 shuld be renamed "The Oyster" based on the picture shown on 1-10-2007
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Post by Dr. Skeptic » Thu Jan 11, 2007 9:35 pm

Or "The Dragon's Jaw".
Speculation ≠ Science

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Post by BMAONE23 » Thu Jan 11, 2007 9:50 pm

How about Gnarley Pac-man?

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Post by cheech » Fri Jan 12, 2007 2:57 am

orin stepanek wrote:http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap070110.html
I save pictures I like to a file where I can view them whenever I want. There I can rotate them and expand them for detail. It's surprising how many galaxies are it this photo. Way too numerous to count. :)
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do you mean there's enough info in the picture so that it could be rotated say 90 deg along the x,y, or z axis? what software do you have that enables you to do that?

i'm image processing challanged ;-(
but a pirate to the hilt who can get most any software.

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Post by orin stepanek » Fri Jan 12, 2007 6:35 am

I cant rotate on all three axis. I have paint which allows to expand or rotate. Nothing elaborate. I wish I could have software that could allow to show length with and dept from many angles. :roll:
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Post by Galactic Groove » Fri Jan 12, 2007 4:58 pm

lol ya, Cheech means rotating the pic in 3D, requiring x,y, & z coords... not simply rotating it in photoshop, paint, etc
and cheech, i wouldn't announce your "resourcefullness" quite like that hahaha

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