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 Dr.S at work 14 Dec 2008
In reply to morphus:
thats stunning
 DougG 14 Dec 2008
In reply to morphus:

Now and again UKC throws up some incredible links. This is one of them.

Thank you!
 DougG 14 Dec 2008
In reply to morphus:

This one's a personal favourite:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pale_Blue_Dot.png

Taken from Voyager 1, just as it was about to leave the Solar System back in 1990.
Can you spot planet Earth?
 Toby S 14 Dec 2008
In reply to morphus:

Wow. Thanks for that!
morphus 14 Dec 2008
In reply to DougG: i wonder what Coel's preferred theory on V838 Monocerotis is? (the first animation)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V838_Monocerotis
 DougG 14 Dec 2008
In reply to morphus:

Truly amazing. I've never really got into astronomy - it all seems a bit overwhelming - but when I read stuff like that I can't help thinking I'm missing out on something.
Yrmenlaf 14 Dec 2008
In reply to morphus:

Does anyone else enjoy the irony of celebrating a religeous festival with such hard science?

Now, which was the star the three kings spotted!

Y.
 DougG 14 Dec 2008
morphus 14 Dec 2008
In reply to Yrmenlaf:
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> Y.

don't the three wise men (orion's belt) point to sirius a? (or maybe b)
 KeithW 14 Dec 2008
In reply to Yrmenlaf:

> Does anyone else enjoy the irony of celebrating a religeous festival with such hard science?

Thinking of the sheer intellectual and technical genius needed to produce and interpret those images is quite an uplifting experience.

Then reading some of the comments below is equally dispiriting.
morphus 14 Dec 2008
In reply to KeithW: "Astronomy is a science, it cannot prove or disprove God - let's just enjoy the pictures"
 John P 14 Dec 2008
In reply to KeithW:

Will be interesting, when at the end they put up one of the Hubble Ultra/Deep Field images.

youtube.com/watch?v=mcBV-cXVWFw&

http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/html/heic0406a.html
Yrmenlaf 14 Dec 2008
In reply to morphus:
> (In reply to KeithW) "Astronomy is a science, it cannot prove or disprove God - let's just enjoy the pictures"

I agree

Thanks for posting the pictures

Y.
morphus 14 Dec 2008
In reply to Yrmenlaf:
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oh dear, i guess this is the end of the thread;(

what about the 3 wise men of orion and sirius A/B?
 Bulls Crack 14 Dec 2008
In reply to morphus:
> (In reply to KeithW) "Astronomy is a science, it cannot prove or disprove God - let's just enjoy the pictures"

But you can draw your own conclusions from the evidence
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