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Hubble Captures an Edge-On View of a Galaxy

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by Keyser Soze, Nov 2, 2014.

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  1. Keyser Soze

    Keyser Soze Member

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    WOW. It's like the universe took a selfie.

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    #1 Keyser Soze, Nov 2, 2014
  2. Wilezra

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    That looks awesome :O

    Really makes me hope that FTL space travel (if ever possible) becomes a reality within my lifetime.
     
    #2 Wilezra, Nov 2, 2014
  3. cheke64

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    Clitorious
     
    #3 cheke64, Nov 2, 2014
  4. Jontro

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    Pointy edges, would not hit.
     
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  5. KingCheetah

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    [​IMG]

    Enhanced slightly
     
    #5 KingCheetah, Nov 2, 2014
  6. KingCheetah

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    ^Almost looks like a quasar edge on -- I bet that thing has a massive black hole in it's core.
     
    #6 KingCheetah, Nov 2, 2014
  7. ChankMcStank

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    If you look closely, you can spot OP's mom.
     
    #7 ChankMcStank, Nov 2, 2014
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    My 6th grade science teacher had this poster. Lame.
     
    #8 bobloblaw, Nov 2, 2014
  9. SwoLy-D

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    DOOMED. :eek:

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    #9 SwoLy-D, Nov 3, 2014
  10. Haymitch

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    Is that galaxy real or is this just a marketing ploy for Interstellar? NASA could probably use the additional cash.
     
    #10 Haymitch, Nov 3, 2014
  11. Rocket River

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    Always wondered why these systems were so flat and not spheric

    Rocket River
     
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  12. dmc89

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    By these systems, I assume you mean spiral galaxies. Very, very big clouds of spinning gas form galaxies. Because of the conservation of angular momentum and the behaviour of gas to decrease gravitational potential energy, flatness emerges when spinning.
     
    #12 dmc89, Nov 3, 2014
  13. B-Bob

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    good question, RocketRiver.

    Just to add to dmc89's post, there are some systems that do look kind of spherical (e.g. globular clusters), but like he/she said, they wouldn't be spinning very much.
     
    #13 B-Bob, Nov 3, 2014
  14. SwoLy-D

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    Because they're all spinning around its center, and following each other's same orbit in or around the same center. :eek:
     
    #14 SwoLy-D, Nov 3, 2014
  15. Rocket River

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    Thanks.
    Figured it would at some point have some that would look like the Atoms
    :D

    Rocket River
     
    #15 Rocket River, Nov 3, 2014
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    [​IMG]


    DD

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    #16 BamBam, Nov 3, 2014
  17. PhiSlammaJamma

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    Am I the only one who see's a universe made of giant LP records waiting to be played?
     
    #17 PhiSlammaJamma, Nov 3, 2014
  18. conquistador#11

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    should I evacuate earth?
    thanks in advance.
     
    #18 conquistador#11, Nov 3, 2014
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    My mind is blown seeing entire galaxies in the background of a photo.

    Vast Universe is vast?
     
    #19 Dave_78, Nov 3, 2014
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    Tonight I say, we must move forward, not backward; upward, not forward; and always twirling, twirling, twirling towards the future
     
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