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My junk on my roommate's bed. The iBook's what I'm on right now, running a 1GHz G4+512MB RAM+40GB HDD+Combo Drive. Yeah, I have a lot of junk.
I don't normally involve family calamities. This one, however, was far too noteworthy to not to post on here. So yeah, enjoy.
Edited Hubble Space Telescope image of the elliptical galaxy M89.
Original caption: This huge ball of stars — around 100 billion in total — is an elliptical galaxy located some 55 million light-years away from us. Known as Messier 89, this galaxy appears to be perfectly spherical; this is unusual for elliptical galaxies, which tend to be elongated ellipsoids. The apparently spherical nature of Messier 89 could, however, be a trick of perspective, and be caused by its orientation relative to the Earth. Messier 89 is slightly smaller than the Milky Way, but has a few interesting features that stretch far out into the surrounding space. One structure of gas and dust extends up to 150 000 light-years out from the galaxy’s centre, which is known to house a supermassive black hole. Jets of heated particles reach out to 100 000 light-years from the galaxy, suggesting that Messier 89 may have once been far more active — perhaps an active quasar or radio galaxy — than it is now. It is also surrounded by an extensive system of shells and plumes, which may have been caused by past mergers with smaller galaxies — and implies that Messier 89 as we know it may have formed in the relatively recent past. Messier 89 was discovered by astronomer Charles Messier in 1781, when Messier had been cataloguing astronomical objects for 23 years — ever since he mistook a faint object in the sky for Halley’s Comet. Upon closer inspection, he realised the object was actually the Crab Nebula. To prevent other astronomers from making the same error, he decided to catalogue all the bright, deep-sky objects that could potentially be mistaken for comets. His methodical observations of the night sky led to the first comprehensive catalogue of astronomical objects: the Messier catalogue! Messier 89 holds the record for being the last ever giant elliptical to be found by Messier, and the most perfectly spherical galaxy in the entire catalogue of 110 objects.
150x6min expo ISO800
200/1000 Sw Newton tube
Eq6r mount
Lacerta Mgen autoguider
Canon 60d moded,Idas lps d1 filter
Apr. 2018.
Guernsey
The 1st of March 1780 was a particularly productive night for Charles Messier. Combing the constellation of Leo for additions to his grand astronomical catalogue, he struck on not one, but two, new objects.
More information: www.spacetelescope.org/images/potw1352a/
Credit:
ESA/Hubble & NASA
One of three photos of my messy bedroom. One set of many in the UNEASYsilence "messiest bedroom" competition.
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Harpoon Brewery. It strikes me that this is a selective color image, only without all the messy Photoshopping.
I try to keep my kitchen whites pristine, but usually fail miserably. The colors of today's mess pleased me.
Der Kugelsternhaufen Messier 13 (Herkuleshaufen) im Sternbild Herkules. 44x120s mit EF 5,6/400mm bei f6,7/ISO 800.