The wonders of space
joanlawson
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Hi
I've just been looking at these new pictures from space, and I find them truly inspiring. See them on these links:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1301584/New-image-galaxies-slowly-crash-millions-years.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1300874/Solar-tsunami-First-picture-Sun-middle-storm.html
It's incredible to think that the collision of the Antennae galaxies started 100 million years ago, and it is still going on. Also that we can see an image of something 62 million light years from Earth. I also like the picture of the aurorae over Denmark.
It's all fascinating, and makes our planet seem so tiny and insignificant.
Joan
I've just been looking at these new pictures from space, and I find them truly inspiring. See them on these links:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1301584/New-image-galaxies-slowly-crash-millions-years.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1300874/Solar-tsunami-First-picture-Sun-middle-storm.html
It's incredible to think that the collision of the Antennae galaxies started 100 million years ago, and it is still going on. Also that we can see an image of something 62 million light years from Earth. I also like the picture of the aurorae over Denmark.
It's all fascinating, and makes our planet seem so tiny and insignificant.
Joan
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My small brain really cannot comprehend such big figures - nor the fact that space goes on and on and on and on ad infinitum. I agree tho - stunning items. DDHave you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben0
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Wow Joan
Like DD - dont get the theory, but
Those pictures are absolutely beautiful
Love
Overawed Toni xx0 -
Joan
That is truely amazing, it is hard to get your head around it. Did you see it on the news Joan that was very interesting too.
Have you ever watch the fanastic pictures from The Hubble Telescope? I watched a new star being born. Also saw the Black Hole the Milky Way and many more.
I'm really interested in these marvels that take place.
Love Trish xxx0 -
Amazing, fascinating pictures, Joan, as always. Thanks
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Hi DD, Toni, Trish an Nina
I'm glad you liked the pictures. Yes, Trish, I have seen the pictures from the Hubble telescope. Here's the link: http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/entire. They are fantastic!
As you said, DD, it is difficult to comprehend how space can just go on and on ad infinitum. The more we discover, the more questions arise.
I am hoping that Mell will see this thread because I know that he is interested in space.0 -
hi joan it is amazing what is out there and how small we are in the wholeval0
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What worries me is there is a new theory out that sort of blows away our old understanding of space time, it's in this months new scientist under physics, sort of messed my head up, I couldn't copy a link but it is open to read on line, so if anyone can let me know what the hell it's all about then please tell me OK!0
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Sorry Mel, even if I did find the link I wouldn't be any help whatsoever as I never got my head round the current theory about space. I don't think my brain is large enough... or sumfink like that!
Nx
PS - it looks pretty though!0 -
Ummmm, OK mell, I'll try. (Oh what have I said?) DD
Right: it's a few minutes later and I've read it. Fundamentally, I think he's saying that our thoughts on cosmology are based on assumptions that the universe is the same throughout. This is frequentist reasoning but what should be applied is Bayesian reasoning, which takes other factors into account. (The author used the example of the aliens and the airline pilot to explain this reasoning.)
Our tendency is to rely on statistics to make sense of the models behind biology, medicine, economics and environmental science, but Bayesian principles should be brought into them too. Getting cosmology theories wrong has little real-world consequences, but could radically alter the other strands mentioned above.
Did I read the right article? DDHave you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben0 -
I'm going to have a lie down :shock:0
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mellman01 wrote:What worries me is there is a new theory out that sort of blows away our old understanding of space time, it's in this months new scientist under physics, sort of messed my head up, I couldn't copy a link but it is open to read on line, so if anyone can let me know what the hell it's all about then please tell me OK!
Hi Mell
I did read the article, but like you, I found it hard going to understand.
Did you see that there is going to be a meteor shower ( the Perseid meteor shower ) on Thursday night/ Friday morning this week? It is likely to be particularly good this year.
http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2010/08/moonless-sky-paves-way-for-daz.html
I once watched this when I was on holiday in Majorca and it was a very clear sky. It was an amazing sight as there can be 100 meteors per hour. It was a sight I will never forget.0
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