/sci/ - Science & Math

[Anonymous No.2925636]

I like astronomy. Lets start an astronomy thread up in here. Just post cool shit, argue with me, ask questions, whatever you want, so long as it has to do with astronomy.

[Adolf_Hipster Of Neo Germany No.2925644]

coolest looking galaxy?

[Anonymous No.2925642]

>continue..

[Anonymous No.2925660]

Sombrero galaxy is nice. But I saw one once where the outer area got entirely rotated by some gravitational interaction with another galaxy. I'll have to dig around for that picture.

[Anonymous No.2925672]

Here it is. NGC 660

[Anonymous No.2925680]

I love astronomy.

I'm an aquarious.

[Anonymous No.2925685]

[Anonymous No.2925691]

I guess no one feels like contributing. Well then as OP I shall provide a topic of discussion.

I'd be willing to bet 95% of the people that know what the Big Bang theory is, misunderstand it and actually do not know anything factual about it. I see people say things about the big bang and about the universe all the time and it sounds like they either made it up or read something someone else made up.

[Anonymous No.2925692]

>>2925680

0/10

[Anonymous No.2925696]

>>2925680
How clever. Can you tell me why you are an aquarius? As in what was happening astronomically to make you an aquarius?

[Anonymous No.2925704]

I'm a pieces. I'm sensitive and my feet LOVE to be tickled!

[Anonymous No.2925720]

>>2925704
Ok, here's another huge misconception people always have. Things can go faster than the speed of light. Only matter and information is limited to the speed of light. Look at the motion of the particle horizon on the observable universe. That is moving at 3 times the speed of light. And look at quantum entanglement. It happens instantly, but of course no information can be passed through it.

[Anonymous No.2925734]

Favourite object in the universe?

I love the crab nebula but when I looked at the pillars of creation (eagle nebula) I just gasped at its beauty.

[Anonymous No.2925745]

>>2925734
Well I study blazars, those things are pretty neat.

[Anonymous No.2925749]

>mfw i have a poster in my room of interacting galaxies

[Anonymous No.2925753]

yay! from http://www.homostrology.com/

I don't mean to call you simple, Aries. But yo mamma so stupid she thought she needed a token to get on the Soul Train. Oh, there we go. It's so fun to watch that vein pop out of your neck. Ewww, there it is. Not so hot. Calm down, Aries, I don't even know your mother... although I hear she's averaging a 1.7 on hotornot.com. See, there you go again. I kid because it's fun, though I must say you make it way too easy. O to be an innocent Aries. Born under the first house, you are but an infant beginning your twelve journeys through life. Like an infant, your needs are pretty basic and you have a simple way of articulating them: screaming at the top of your lungs. You do it if you've skipped your lunch or had to work through your nap; when you've discovered that your paunch has ballooned from a 36" to 38"; when your favorite contestant gets kicked off Project Runway; at the grocery store when the guavas aren't looking too fresh. People who wish they could have remained innocent babes forever have clearly never seen you loose it in the produce aisle of your local food co-op.

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[Anonymous No.2925757]

>>2925749
congradulations?

[Anonymous No.2925765]

You don't let the little stuff grab you by the horns and yank you around, but you're also not charging at every red scarf waved in your general direction. It's a common misconception about the bull that he has a nasty temper. Actually, it's something more akin to righteous anger. With you, there's no such thing as merely airing a grievance. You'll keep quiet and build a federal case. It might take days, weeks or months, but when you've compiled the evidence, out comes the S.W.A.T. team. Outbursts like these will be not be remembered merely as disputes. They will be compared to acts of god. That very nasty, very public breakup that got going because your ex was flirting/nagging/doing that annoying thing with his lip? It may have been the last straw. That thing that he does with his lip might be very, very annoying, the kind of thing that wears on one's soul after repeated exposure. I understand. But was the California Pizza Kitchen in the mall really the appropriate place to end it? Yeah, they'll be commemorating that one with a candlelit vigil. If you happen to be passing through that day on your way to the Smoothie Hut, you'd do best to keep your mouth shut and leave a generous donation for the victim. It's good karma.

[Anonymous No.2925766]

[Anonymous No.2925787]

makes me think of a shuttle launch.

My favorite is probably >>2925672

[Anonymous No.2925783]

>>2925765
>because your ex was flirting/nagging/doing that annoying thing with his lip
>his lip
>astrology site for women

>90% men think astrology is bullshit, 90% of women believe it

WHY WOMEN WHY

[Anonymous No.2925806]

Make up your mind Gemini! Who's team are you on, anyway? Duality is an important part of nature, but they say people ruled by the twins like to double their pleasure and their fun. Kinky? You bet. Mercury, ruler of Gemini, was the pretty calling card of the gods, the messenger who moved like lightening and dripped honey when he spoke. He also had a physique as chiseled as the statues they made in his image-- all that running up and down Mt. Olympus is good for the thighs. What more could you want, Gemini? You have it all: brains, bod and the busiest tongue on the zodiac. Sometimes you even get around to talking. I jest. Verbal skills happen to be your particular strength. You're the best dinner conversation of the zodiac. Ideally, you could spend a lifetime dining with friends on the terrace of a Rive Gauche cafe, exchanging bon mots and watching the boys strut by. You thrive on conversation as witty and intelligent as you are, especially when they are paired with tapas and crisp rose. Why get stuck with an entree if you could sample an entire menu?

[Anonymous No.2925818]

>>2925806
I'm a gemini and that doesnt describe me at all. You fail.

[Anonymous No.2925819]

Crabby? You? Only in the morning. Before lunch. All day Tuesday and most of Sunday. Leap years. At high altitudes and low barometric pressures. Oh, just admit it, Cancer. You're a moody one. You are ruled by the moon after all, and we know what that means: it's always your time of the month. I'd try to cheer you up, but you have the most annoying habit of twisting a compliment into a death sentence. It's one thing to be creative, but however did you get "You look tired" from "You look lovely in pink"? Impossible is what you are! Given the right state of mind, every innocent comment can be a back-handed cutter waiting to be discovered. We love you for your sensitivity. But there are times when we just can't stand your sensitivity. If you're a smart little crab, you'll surround yourself with people you love and trust. It's no guarantee that you won't have your sad days, fat days and Boy George in rehab days, but without a solid home base you'd be miserable.

[Anonymous No.2925829]

I love to simply ponder about celestial objects. The very act of searching information about something so far away from my physical presence blows my mind.

Anyone here got themselves a telescope? My XT8 is my most precious item :3.

[Inurdaes !V1sPhobos. No.2925846]

>>2925753
>>2925765
>>2925806
>>2925819

[Inurdaes !V1sPhobos. No.2925856]

>>2925846

[Anonymous No.2925858]

>>2925829
God mercury is so disgusting. And take a look at Io. Doesn't this image make you want to throw up?

[Anonymous No.2925862]

>>2925858
I think it looks pretty incredible. Check out those fucking CRAZY environments.

[Anonymous No.2925866]

possibly few dimensions at the beginning of universe

[Anonymous No.2925877]

>>2925866
What are you talking about?

[Anonymous No.2925898]

>>2925877
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-04/uab-pwd042011.php
also dubs 6's then 7's
>mfw

[Inurdaes !V1sPhobos. No.2925918]

>>2925858
Dat Io

[Anonymous No.2925926]

You're taste for the finer things in life is probably going to command a lot of your money and time... How do I put this? I know the words "label whore" sound harsh, but brace yourself: label whore. Yes, you. Whatever, you love it. How else would they recognize your majesty, now that capes and scepters have gone out of style? Royalty needs to look the part. Besides, you only like the big names because they make the best rags. It's not the label you're after so much as a guarantee that the fabric and cut are going to be just right. In this era of the tailored suit, that's not a bad idea.

[Anonymous No.2925931]

I'm so sad, I'm constantly having trouble between my Majors (astronomy or music) ahhhhhhhh. Maybe this thread can help me decide.

[Inurdaes !V1sPhobos. No.2925942]

>>2925931
Let's see...
The study of the other 99.9999999999999999999999999999999999999% of the universe,

oooorrr

Practicing the reverberations of air molecules in a limited space of at most a square kilometer that sound pleasing to a fraction of humanity.

[Anonymous No.2926014]

>>2925942
I'd do it because it pleases meeeeeeeee not everyone else lol. But I do want to study the great unknowns.

[Anonymous No.2926017]

>>2925829
I've got a Kepler 300mm dobson, I'm still trying to figure out how to collimate it.
I must say I'm dissapointed by the image I saw, I saw saturn with the space between its rings but it was completely white it just had a faint yellow color, plus having to aim every 10 seconds is a pain in the ass so that sucks same for jupiter. Orion is just dust in the sky...mars is a red dot in the sky. Venus is a white dot with a dark side. Pleiades, oh well lets just not talk about that one... The only thing I really enjoy watching is the moon, its truly spectacular and give me a 2001 kind of feel.
Oh well I hope it will be better when I know how to collimate it, some say it is completely different.

[Anonymous No.2926209]

>>2926014
dumbass, get the one that lands you a job. Take some music courses and have it be a hobby. dumbfuck.

[Anonymous No.2928265]

ok