Stellar Posted August 12, 2004 #26 Share Posted August 12, 2004 I think it might be a planetary nebula or whatever the nebula that forms after a sun has died is called. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cheat Posted August 12, 2004 #27 Share Posted August 12, 2004 (edited) its definately a Nebula...I forget the real name of it. There's a thread about it somewhere on here, with some more beautiful pics. edit: It's the Helix Nebula. Here's another thread about it: clickety and Here are some more beautiful pics Edited August 12, 2004 by The Cheat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirini Posted August 12, 2004 #28 Share Posted August 12, 2004 Oh my, how preety. thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daughter of the Nine Moons Posted August 12, 2004 #29 Share Posted August 12, 2004 I believe when this picture was released National Geographic called it The Eye of God . NASA denies they named it that. But it is a stunning picture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VampChilde18 Posted August 12, 2004 #30 Share Posted August 12, 2004 I think it might be a planetary nebula or whatever the nebula that forms after a sun has died is called. When a sun dies, it explodes then implodes, turning it into a black hole, go look up all the goory details, im to lazy to recite them, Oh and thats if they are big enough, which a sun usally is, just stars arn't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellar Posted August 13, 2004 #31 Share Posted August 13, 2004 I think it might be a planetary nebula or whatever the nebula that forms after a sun has died is called. When a sun dies, it explodes then implodes, turning it into a black hole, go look up all the goory details, im to lazy to recite them, Oh and thats if they are big enough, which a sun usally is, just stars arn't Not all of them. the ones that are massive enough do turn into black holes, but not certain other ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VampChilde18 Posted August 13, 2004 #32 Share Posted August 13, 2004 but suns are big enough, only stars don't, and yes i know suns are technically really big stars, but what we are looking at here is size os it does matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabe Posted August 13, 2004 #33 Share Posted August 13, 2004 (edited) if it's 650 light years away, it will only takes 650 years for us to see it as it looks today. but if you look at it trough the hubble teleskope it will be less then 650 years i belive, since you get a closer look at it then, or mabey not. It depends on how long time the light takes to reach us, so when i think of it, i gues it takes just as long for it to reach hubble, it only enlarges the image but dosent make it closer*starts mumbling to himself* Edited August 13, 2004 by gabe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Banana Pie Eater! Posted August 14, 2004 #34 Share Posted August 14, 2004 Hey Gabe! Stop talking like that! (Jeg har også registrert meg Ole Kristian!) Oh sorry! I was just talking another language... Listen Dudes: If the sun fades and dissapers it will take us some time to notice anything! Cuz the light takes a time to reach us! As far as we know, That 'eye' can be gone for a while now! I hope you guys understands me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabe Posted August 14, 2004 #35 Share Posted August 14, 2004 (edited) dagi!!!! see UniversalAbsurdity this is dagi Edit: Please use the English language on this board, or use PM's. Thank you. Edited August 16, 2004 by Phantom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great Big Sea Posted August 16, 2004 #36 Share Posted August 16, 2004 Pretty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cradle of Fish Posted August 23, 2004 #37 Share Posted August 23, 2004 Its a Chupa! oh wait, wrong forum..... :\ Just thing how infinitely large that thing is..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlyte Posted August 23, 2004 #38 Share Posted August 23, 2004 What a beautiful picture! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seventh_son Posted August 23, 2004 #39 Share Posted August 23, 2004 Totally and completly AWESOME!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q-La Posted August 24, 2004 #40 Share Posted August 24, 2004 It's beautiful! Wait a minute! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley-Star*Child Posted September 7, 2004 #41 Share Posted September 7, 2004 I collect pics of nebulas, so I have seen this one before, and it is known as 'The Eye of God'. I think nebulas are the most beautiful part of space, and this one is no exception. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baastetnoir Posted May 29, 2005 #42 Share Posted May 29, 2005 I dont know if anyone has heard of this beofre, but i recently found it on the web its called "the Eye fo GOD', and its suppose to be a cobo of pictures taken by NASA. Some people says its a hoax, i'd rather believe that the Universe has beautifull things like this for all to see ... The phenomenon in the amazing image above is real. The Helix Nebula is a planetary nebula about 650 light-years from Earth. It's a popular target for astronomers because, due to its relative proximity, it's easily viewed through binoculars or telescope. However, the image above is not a true "picture" in the technical sense of the word. Rather, it is a computer-generated and enhanced mosaic of nine separate photographs taken by the Hubble telescope and combined with a wider image captured by the National Science Foundation's telescope at Kitt Peak National Optical Astronomy Observatory near Tucson, Arizona. It is a scientific representation of what the nebula might look like. Despite its resemblance to the human eye in this 2-dimensional image, the Helix Nebula is actually a spiral cylinder more than one trillion kilometers long. Since it points directly toward Earth, it looks like a bubble (or eye) to us, rather than the tube-like structure it really is. personally i LOVE IT !, and I just felt like sharing it with everyone!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matsu634 Posted May 29, 2005 #43 Share Posted May 29, 2005 that looks awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoddessWhispers Posted May 30, 2005 #44 Share Posted May 30, 2005 (edited) Beautiful! And in the spirit of extra-terrestial "WoW!" :*More beautiful right here* "Some say that the universe is made so that when we are about to understand it, it changes into something even more incomprehensible. And then there are those who say that this has already happened." Douglas Adams(Goddess Rest Your Soul. ) Edited May 30, 2005 by GoddessWhispers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeking Posted May 30, 2005 #45 Share Posted May 30, 2005 but suns are big enough, only stars don't, and yes i know suns are technically really big stars, but what we are looking at here is size os it does matter. 232275[/snapback] dude, there is no such thing as "suns" the word "sun" is the name of our solar systems star Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallpackage Posted May 31, 2005 #46 Share Posted May 31, 2005 but.. does it still look like this today? since that is what it looked like 650 years ago... you'll have to wait another 650 million years to see what it looked like in 2004 129764[/snapback] Just 650 years, Not 650 million. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Undefined_innocence Posted June 5, 2005 #47 Share Posted June 5, 2005 Wow, thats absolutely beautiful. And the pics that whispers posted are beautiful as well. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asura "Ghost Spirit" Posted June 11, 2005 #48 Share Posted June 11, 2005 Nothing surpasses the natural beauty of the universe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nou Posted June 11, 2005 #49 Share Posted June 11, 2005 pics dont work nemore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zandore Posted June 11, 2005 #50 Share Posted June 11, 2005 APOD New picture every day since 6/16/95 Just google apod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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