Hubble Space Telescope Advent Calender

[DEElekgolo]

Every day the Hubble telescope will take a new picture of a Beautiful galaxy

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/12/hubble_space_telescope_advent.html

[teh lag]

http://cache.boston.com/universal/bigpicture/lensing01.jpg

Am I the only person who's freaked out by pics like this? Everything suddenly feels impossibly tiny.

[Disaster]

No I am too. Its hard to believe all that is out there. Its so beautiful yet so destructive at the same time :(

[ODX]

Must show Science teacher, we're learning about the 5 main different types of telescopes right now :D. (Radio, UV, Infrared, X-Ray, Optical) with the Hubble Space Telescope included. And she'll probably ask, so, anyone know exactly which telescopes the HST is using to take these pictures?

[ultama121]

On Christmas, they better find baby Jebus.

[Timo]

http://cache.boston.com/universal/bigpicture/lensing01.jpg

Am I the only person who's freaked out by pics like this? Everything suddenly feels impossibly tiny.

Try this one:
http://falz.net/static/sa/solar_size.gif

[FlyingStone]

Holy shi-

[DEElekgolo]

Holy fuck!

[Disaster]

:shocked:

[TeeKup]

We really are insignificant in this universe. It's simply amazing at what has been created. Whatever omnipotent being there is out there, it certainly likes to think big.

[LlamaMaster]

We really are insignificant in this universe. It's simply amazing at what has been created. Whatever omnipotent being there is out there, it certainly likes to think big.
You're a Christian? Even I've lost faith thanks to the internet...

[TeeKup]

My faith has been re-affirmed yes. But I don't go to church. I try and stay away from the "fan-club."

[DEElekgolo]

What the...

[Hotrod]

Shit, that's beautiful.

[ICEE]

No matter how insignificant we are in this universe, we're the most significant thing we know of. That's enough for me.

[Heathen]

We really are insignificant in this universe. It's simply amazing at what has been created. Whatever omnipotent being there is out there, it certainly likes to think big.

Yes, physics likes to think big.


jk, idc what you believe in
:D

[kid908]

I find it funny that our solar system has 1 sun. the norm of the universe is 2 sun per solar system. wonder if there are sulfer based life out there.

[DEElekgolo]

I like it big.

[Heathen]

I find it funny that our solar system has 1 sun. the norm of the universe is 2 sun per solar system. wonder if there are sulfer based life out there.
I find that hard to believe, but even so, saying that its the norm is wrong.

In an infinitely expanding universe, all ratios dont work. If you said in the known universe then its okay, but if the universe is infinite then nothing is rare because anything x infinity is still infinity.

I dont know how to say it but someone here knows what I mean....fuck.

[DaneO'Roo]

[Thats a huge bitch[Thats a huge bitch[Thats a huge bitch[Thats a huge bitch[Thats a huge bitch[Thats a huge bitch[Thats a huge bitch[Thats a huge bitch]]]]]]]

[Bodzilla]

My faith has been re-affirmed yes. But I don't go to church. I try and stay away from the "fan-club."
Rahspect.

that happens to tie into one of my favourite quotes ever.
"it's not god i hate, it's his fanclub i cant stand".

[Hotrod]

No matter how insignificant we are in this universe, we're the most significant thing we know of. That's enough for me.
True, good thinking.


I find it funny that our solar system has 1 sun. the norm of the universe is 2 sun per solar system. wonder if there are sulfer based life out there.
Is it really? Where did you learn this? I'm pretty sure that there would be some sulfur based life out there, because the chances of there not being any is small.

When people are faced with the question of whether there's life or not, many think "well, what are the chances of there being some other form of life besides us?". I think that what we really should be asking ourselves is "what are the chances of that not being true?". I mean, there are millions of billions of stars, out there, all within hundreds of thousand of galaxies, millions of lightyears of stuff we don't know about. The possibilities of something not existing are quite small in my opinion. When I think about it, there are probably some other species out there, maybe is some distant galaxy, but still out there, that look almost exactly like us, and hey, maybe even use some similar words as us.

[Heathen]

When I think about it, there are probably some other species out there, maybe is some distant galaxy, but still out there, that look almost exactly like us, and hey, maybe even use some similar words as us.
Extreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeemely unlikely but you get the point.

Looking and speaking the same is very unlikely.

Lets just hope for sentience.

[DarkHalo003]

It's breathtaking when you realize all that's in the universe world first. Then it's sort of like "WTF? Why haven't we got there yet?" I'm still figuring out why NASA is being so damn slow with space shuttles (don't say the economy). :mad:

We have so many places we can visit out there and yet we're staying on Earth. Who cares what's on Mars right now? No point in knowing if we really can't get there in a viable ship. =/

[il Duce Primo]

Hotrod you should be asking, "What are the chances that there is some other form of life out there that is close to us, and going by close that's still pretty fuckign far. And will we ever get to communicate with them?" That's the questions that have a chance that are as good as impossible.

[Heathen]

Primo is right.

[Roostervier]

It's breathtaking when you realize all that's in the universe world first. Then it's sort of like "WTF? Why haven't we got there yet?" I'm still figuring out why NASA is being so damn slow with space shuttles (don't say the economy). :mad:

We have so many places we can visit out there and yet we're staying on Earth. Who cares what's on Mars right now? No point in knowing if we really can't get there in a viable ship. =/
Um, there's this stuff called fuel, this thing called distance, and this 4th dimension called time. Do you think it's as easy as just launching off the Earth and to get to Mars in a day or something? This isn't beginning to mention safety or the other resources required to pull off such an advanced project.

Really, think before you post. :|

[Heathen]

Um, there's this stuff called fuel, this thing called distance, and this 4th dimension called time. Do you think it's as easy as just launching off the Earth and to get to Mars in a day or something? This isn't beginning to mention safety or the other resources required to pull off such an advanced project.

Really, think before you post. :|

I like you

[CN3089]

I find that hard to believe, but even so, saying that its the norm is wrong.

In an infinitely expanding universe, all ratios dont work. If you said in the known universe then its okay, but if the universe is infinite then nothing is rare because anything x infinity is still infinity.

I dont know how to say it but someone here knows what I mean....fuck.

For stars like our sun, he's right. (http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/press/2006/pr200611.html) And some scientists still think our system might be (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemesis_(star)) binary :ssh:

[Heathen]

orly? Thats awesome.

Though the way he says it, the majority of known stars would be binary...

Thats not how it is is it?

[CN3089]

orly? Thats awesome.

Though the way he says it, the majority of known stars would be binary...

Thats not how it is is it?

Nope, but we used to think that. Read the links, they contain copious amounts of http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c251/CN3089/Emoticons/emot-science.gif

[kid908]

hmm...space theory tend to change in short time, but our star's "binary" sister...saw that on the universe(history channel show). doesn't 2012 apocalypse have something to do with the cosmos alinement?

edit: it's pictures like those that make me hate the dark ages...fucking throwing away hundreds of years of scientific advances for 300 years and starting over >.<
Curse you Dark Ages!!!! if it weren't for you, we would be out there exploring the universe.

[teh lag]

http://cache.boston.com/universal/bigpicture/05_orion.jpg

THE COLORS :neckbeard:


doesn't 2012 apocalypse have something to do with the cosmos alinement?

lol 2012 lol mayans lol lol omg lol

[Heathen]

http://cache.boston.com/universal/bigpicture/05_orion.jpg

THE COLORS :neckbeard:



lol 2012 lol mayans lol lol omg lol

lol,

and no, it has nothing to do with the stars.

Its becaus obama is president :downs:

[ICEE]

harharhar. I wish ^ that picture had a high res version, it would make a good wallpaper

[InnerGoat]

You can get the 18000x18000 original at hubblesite...

[Jelly]

You can get the 18000x18000 original at hubblesite...
First time I used a download manager to get an image.

[kid908]

omfg! over 300mb for it 0.o
link if someone wants it.
http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/entire_collection/pr2006001a/

[=sw=warlord]

O_o just watched this.
http://hubblesite.org/hubble_discoveries/hubble_deep_field/
:gonk:

[InnerGoat]

First time I used a download manager to get one file.

lolwut it's just an image. Open it in your browser like a normal person :confused2:

[Jelly]

Yeah a 345MB TIFF image is typically viewed in Firefox.

[nooBBooze]

Anyone got any idea where i can get a huge zoomable image of these ulltra deep field shots?

[teh lag]

oh jesus

http://cache.boston.com/universal/bigpicture/10_506b.jpg

http://cache.boston.com/universal/bigpicture/11_0710a.jpg



Space combat games like Freespace need a comeback just so I can blow more shit up with backgrounds like these.

[TeeKup]

Homeworld 2 and EvE. Sins of a Solar Empire can be compared to fighting in giant FRUIT.

[Arteen]

The universe is awesome.

[Hotrod]

The universe is awesome.
That it is.