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J3RRYLIKESCHEESE OP t1_jdsmlbe wrote
Reply to comment by exceptional_biped in I took over 8000 one second exposures with my 10" Dobsonian telescope to get this shot of the Needle Galaxy by J3RRYLIKESCHEESE
Yes, like the above reply mentions, the sky conditions mean a lot. On darker, clearer and moonless nights, I've seen the spiral arms of M51, didn't look like the images but was still pretty surreal to see with my own eyes.
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frikimanHD t1_jdsmcct wrote
Reply to comment by astro_pettit in My camera setup on the International Space station. More details in comments. by astro_pettit
wait, you posted this while being IN SPACE?
panzuulor t1_jdsl9gw wrote
Reply to Everyone talks about how huge Andromeda will look in the sky billions of years from now. I present you what the Milky Way *currently* looks like in the skies of our neighbor, the Large Magellanic Cloud. We appear absolutely huge in their skies! [Simulated view] by lampiaio
The people there would probably already have concluded that the Milky Way is not part of their own galaxy but a separate galaxy and that the universe is so much bigger, many centuries before we discovered it.
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TocTheElder t1_jdsk8d3 wrote
Reply to comment by thesadunicorn in Everyone talks about how huge Andromeda will look in the sky billions of years from now. I present you what the Milky Way *currently* looks like in the skies of our neighbor, the Large Magellanic Cloud. We appear absolutely huge in their skies! [Simulated view] by lampiaio
You're right, thanks the correction.
thesadunicorn t1_jdsjxa1 wrote
Reply to comment by TocTheElder in Everyone talks about how huge Andromeda will look in the sky billions of years from now. I present you what the Milky Way *currently* looks like in the skies of our neighbor, the Large Magellanic Cloud. We appear absolutely huge in their skies! [Simulated view] by lampiaio
https://hubblesite.org/contents/media/images/2020/02/4612-Image?news=true
According to this if the andromeda was fully visible, it would be like six times bigger than the moon.
NoFact8018 t1_jdsio4d wrote
Reply to comment by lezboyd in what will actually happen when we finally collide with Andromeda? by Wardog_Razgriz30
From what I understand, the sun won't begin to expand for approximately 5 billion years. Andromeda will get here around the same time, or perhaps a little earlier.
NoFact8018 t1_jdsidy4 wrote
Does it really matter? Does anyone actually believe that the human race is going to survive long enough to see it?
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christophski t1_jdsi7le wrote
FYI a year on Uranus lasts 84 earthican years
hackingdreams t1_jdsgqy8 wrote
Reply to comment by SuspiciousStable9649 in The image was created by shots photographer Jon Carmichael took while flying at 39,000 feet on a Southwest flight from Portland, Oregon, to St. Louis. Credit: Jon Carmichael by Davicho77
That's what Photoshop is for.
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Reply to My camera setup on the International Space station. More details in comments. by astro_pettit
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Sassy-irish-lassy t1_jdsfn3i wrote
Reply to comment by yescaman in Everyone talks about how huge Andromeda will look in the sky billions of years from now. I present you what the Milky Way *currently* looks like in the skies of our neighbor, the Large Magellanic Cloud. We appear absolutely huge in their skies! [Simulated view] by lampiaio
Milky way is far larger and brighter than the LMG. OP also notes that this is what it would look like from an asteroid, instead of a planet with an atmosphere that scatters light, which is generally why we can't see a lot of the larger objects in our neighborhood without equipment.
Emerald_Pick t1_jdseos8 wrote
Reply to comment by ShingusDMV in My camera setup on the International Space station. More details in comments. by astro_pettit
"Sorry. It looks like there are no Italian restaurants near you."
Xaxxon t1_jdseoje wrote
Reply to comment by OldWrangler9033 in Rocket Lab targets $50 million launch price for Neutron rocket to challenge SpaceX’s Falcon 9 by cnbc_official
Spacex wasn’t talking about building starship before f1 got to orbit.
SuperNewk t1_jdsekzi wrote
Reply to Latest video of the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter kicking up dust and taking off for Flight #47. Ingenuity is well beyond its warranty at this point. The video was captured by the Mastcam-Z imager aboard NASA’s Perseverance rover on March 9, 2023. by ICumCoffee
One coming out of your house on mars and seeing that thing fly around ?
TocTheElder t1_jdseg01 wrote
Reply to Everyone talks about how huge Andromeda will look in the sky billions of years from now. I present you what the Milky Way *currently* looks like in the skies of our neighbor, the Large Magellanic Cloud. We appear absolutely huge in their skies! [Simulated view] by lampiaio
In fairness, if I recall correctly, if it weren't for interstellar dust and light pollution, Andrommeda would have roughly six times the angular diameter in the night sky as the moon.
reverentlyirreverent t1_jdsef5k wrote
Reply to 3 years ago I built this telescope in my parents' garage. It's since shown me supernovae, comets, 3 dwarf planets and been looked through by thousands of other people. by __Augustus_
That's one shnazy lookin' Dalek you've got there.
dingo1018 t1_jdsdjgb wrote
Reply to comment by 221missile in Latest video of the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter kicking up dust and taking off for Flight #47. Ingenuity is well beyond its warranty at this point. The video was captured by the Mastcam-Z imager aboard NASA’s Perseverance rover on March 9, 2023. by ICumCoffee
But the whole thing weighs about as much as a very poorly sparrow.
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Reply to comment by iliketurbomachinery in NASA delays Boeing Starliner's debut crewed voyage by mustafar0111
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MinniMemes t1_jdsmtcj wrote
Reply to comment by dreamchains in [NASA on Twitter] Newly-discovered asteroid 2023 DZ2 will pass Earth more than 100,000 miles (161,000 km) away–about half the distance to the Moon–making its close approach at 3:51 p.m. EDT (12:51 p.m. PDT) by ICumCoffee
The pedantry started with your comment. “Not quite” starts with a negation. There’s no need to negate something that was already true. You can clarify without negating. In fact, it’s much more fun that way. Share first, rather than using language that is ‘gatekeep-y’.