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Post by ILoveGruntz on Jan 24, 2008 2:21:42 GMT -8
The Tarantula Nebula: img255.imageshack.us/img255/1220/tarantula2nt5.jpgI am really annoyed that imageshack only lets me upload pictures under 1,5 MB in size. In the PNG version i have on my computer, this image is 5 MB (does anyone know a site that will host larger pictures?). Never mind, this picture is great anyways. I made it from 4 sets of 16 pictures, meaning a total of 64 pictures , that have been combined to make this massive panorama of the nebula. The black areas represent the parts that wasn't on any of the pictures.
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Post by ILoveGruntz on Jan 15, 2008 0:20:35 GMT -8
Correction - The Pillars of Creation is a part of the Eagle Nebula. Such nebulae are the birthplace of many different kind of stars. Usually there are lots of small stars, even though some nebulae contains a great number of big stars too. The formations you see are created by the light of one big O (or is it a B ) class star "blowing away" the gasses. The shape of the formations are determined by hubs of small stars, that partially blocks the light of the big star. You can make the same effect by placing some sand and a few stones on a table, and then carefully blow away the sand. The other two pictures are planetary nebulae - the remains of small dead stars.
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Post by ILoveGruntz on Jan 14, 2008 11:37:21 GMT -8
No one can play Gruntz all the time, so what do gruntzerz do when they are not playing gruntz? Here is something i like to work with: It is a little known fact that ALL the pictures that the Hubble telescope has taken during the years (as well as pictures from other telescopes) are available on the Internet I am not just talking about finished pictures that you can see in any science magazine - no these pictures are raw files, waiting to be processed by anyone with the time and talent to make beautiful pictures of them. The only thing ESO (the organization behind Hubble) demands is that they are given credit for the pictures if they are published. I have done a few myself, here are the best - enjoy: Two impressive "butterflies of the stars": img510.imageshack.us/img510/2346/planetarisk1dr7.jpgimg146.imageshack.us/img146/8241/planetarisk2kt7.jpg"The Pillars of Creation": img139.imageshack.us/img139/2037/pillarssc6.jpg(pictures provided with ESO)PS: You can get also get the raw files sent on CD or DVD - and that is free too
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