Hubble Space Telescope Report 7-28-13

beautiful :)

what?

so shills have kids that want to learn about science.
and AC's...well repeatedly use so much senseless profanity, thread can not even be viewed by young kids?

and I am the shill.


look in the mirror.

i would request a common observer of this website to look at what this post holds as a whole when it comes to content posted here.

this is a superpin. that means it will stay on top beyond any other post.

why? why would a post about something simple enough to be put together, yet hardly ever put together be super pinned?

bias. bias put this as top pin. the content being awesome (my opinion) doesn't mean jack, because if I found it and karma granted, it'd get a stupid green pin. and then it would either be disputed or not as by other popular posts.

but here it is, a super pin. throughout the time it's been at superpin status, there have been people who praise the op and appreciate the content.

as well there have been individuals that refute all evidence provided and live within a world of aggression in order to create conflict.

along side of this there are observers. those who haven't said anything or linked anything. those who looked at the content of the original post and scrolled through the comments.

isn't it strange that we have such contrasting environments in this thing called life? one man want's to show you what he finds. others marvel in the findings and still others stomp their feet like all that is, simply isn't.

i'm baffled by our collective reaction here. but i also simply understand why humanity is where it is by this single essence of communication.

we're in for a long, rocky road ahead of us.

...You are SO right

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Thanks Dr. Astro.

I'm pretty sure I have been to one or two of those galaxies.

Great photos , they put life in perspective .

What's up with that telescope Glp paid so much for??

GLP ers

A simple google search will suffice. This guy is a joker, simple as that.

Glp donated a tiny fraction of the cost, nevertheless progress is being made :).

Since you have prime time GLP real estate:

Can you suggest what amateur astrologists should consider decent equipment?

For example: I would like to buy a decent starter telescope that can also plug into a laptop that would help map out the area of the nights sky I'd be looking at.

Do you have any suggestions of something of the such?

Or simply, can you recommend a decent telescope?

Thanks for your always logical and well presented information on this site!

Ghosts of a long forgotten past.

Are these galaxy's still there?

Do they exist anymore?

The light we see in these images are hundreds of millions and perhaps hundreds billions of years old.

Were they created just for us and us alone?

Kinda like rock candy in the Outlaw Josey Wales. Not for eat'n...just for look'n thru.

If there was someone alive on one of those billions of long ago stars...did they look out to the night sky and not see our galaxy because it/we didn't exist yet?

Questions, questions. Not that it really matters.

Brilliant stuff Doc! It perplexes me why on earth people doubt your expertise. Bravo to smart people like yourself!

Two key questions, what do you want to do with it and what is your experience level? For a beginner I always recommend a good Dobsonian telescope. An Orion xti or xtg dob will be able to connect to a computer and show you on planetarium software where you are pointed. If you want to do astrophotography you need at least a tracking mount. The Orion xtg can enable you to do some very basic astrophotography, short exposures of the planets and moon, maybe some brighter deep space objects, but if you want to get into higher end stuff you need a polar aligned telescope which requires more cash and more skill.

Good "as above, so below" observation of the similarity to pond water grasshopper.

I suppose it's not so much for sharing my star searches, but for the ability to track and not be redundant in my searches. And none, no experience at all.

Your advice is well sought, and taken with much appreciation.

Last question I'll ask;

I live near a major metropolitan area, for namesake Atlanta. About how far do you think a person needs to travel to escape such light pollution?

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The galaxies are probably still there, but are farther apart by now, and have a new generation of stars within them. Some of the old stars will be there, many of the slower burning stars, but the larger fast burning stars have probably already died by now.

Atlanta is at least surrounded by darker rural regions. I've driven through it a couple of times. I would say pick a direction and drive for an hour. The farther the better of course, but driving an hour outside of Orlando took me to decent skies when I was in college. Not super dark, but decent.

It may be of benefit to some here to explain how many pics are taken and how the processing works along with just how many submissions are made "to point the Hubble at 'this' from real scientists, to grad students, to GLP'ers.

Great work, keep it up!

Very cool Thankyou

Thanks for the effort.

Thanks, those are great ideas. I'll see if I can incorporate that info into a video. People seem to like this, so I think I'll start making it into a video series and highlight the best Hubble photos each month. "Hubble Highlights."

thats a beautiful image.

How marvelous the universe truly is...

:CaptCarter: .....c.c

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Adding it here since it is relevant :-D