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ZincMan t1_jdvcc90 wrote
Reply to comment by --Ty-- in This is what 7 minutes of exposure time looks like on a dark, moonless night at Zabriskie Point, Death Valley (USA)! by peeweekid
It’s a composite photo. One long exposure of sky with tracking and one still one of the ground put together for artistic effect? Affect ?
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Reply to comment by --Ty-- in This is what 7 minutes of exposure time looks like on a dark, moonless night at Zabriskie Point, Death Valley (USA)! by peeweekid
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TrueRepose t1_jdvblwz 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
Is this the space version of a tropical vacation with a view? How much for a round trip?
tom21g t1_jdvb1lk 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
We’re all caught up -naturally- in our daily lives and reddit subs (lol), but sometimes it’s worthwhile thinking about what’s above the skyline
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Reply to comment by Hvarfa-Bragi in This is what 7 minutes of exposure time looks like on a dark, moonless night at Zabriskie Point, Death Valley (USA)! by peeweekid
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tom21g t1_jdvaclk wrote
Reply to comment by BeestMann 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
Imagine public visits to the moon with the added bonus of seeing Andromeda like that
--Ty-- t1_jdvabpl wrote
Reply to comment by goodbyesolo in This is what 7 minutes of exposure time looks like on a dark, moonless night at Zabriskie Point, Death Valley (USA)! by peeweekid
But then wouldn't the ground be smeared?
RoastedRhino t1_jdva5rd wrote
Reply to comment by p-d-ball 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
It's still much bigger than people think.
We were on a group retreat and I convinced by office mates to look at the sky (we were next to a glacier in one of the darkest skies I have ever seen) and Andromeda is big! The general comment by everybody was "I thought it was something you cannot see without a telescope, or something tiny that you need to enlarge to see". But it's actually a big object in the sky!
junktrunk909 t1_jdv9y4t wrote
Reply to comment by p-d-ball 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
It's relatively easy and affordable to get equipment that'll let you see it like that
jackp0t789 t1_jdv9l52 wrote
Reply to comment by charliehustles in Photo of the comet Hale-Bopp above a tree on 29 March 1997. Wikipedia Picture of the day on May 27, 2008. Source Wikipedia. by Aeromarine_eng
>While the schedule of known comets close to the grandeur of those two might be light for the next century, I still have faith that we’ll get another surprise great one.
Well, this one may have some potential, but like many newly discovered incoming comets, it may end up being another dud or burn up when it gets closer to the sun.
tom21g t1_jdv9ciy wrote
Reply to comment by Loupax 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
Good question. Hope you get an answer
tom21g t1_jdv99cv 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
I’d love to see that (or Andromeda) in a night sky
shazbut1987 t1_jdv8nxa wrote
Reply to comment by StickyNode 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
Some of the newer ones (such as the 787) can be seen crusing at 40-43,000ft
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Aquaticulture t1_jdv76nn wrote
Reply to comment by FallenShadeslayer in what will actually happen when we finally collide with Andromeda? by Wardog_Razgriz30
> domesday
Is there a reason thou choseth the Middle English spelling?
flash_boner t1_jdv766z 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
Everyone talks like if they'll actually see any of those events.
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Reply to comment by BeestMann 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
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Reply to comment by Hvarfa-Bragi in This is what 7 minutes of exposure time looks like on a dark, moonless night at Zabriskie Point, Death Valley (USA)! by peeweekid
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pr1ncezzBea t1_jdv4ltj wrote
Reply to comment by taladrovw 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
OMG I know, it was a joke. Anyway, I think it would save time of other people who need to search it. Like the most of the Earth population except the USA and pilots.
icrushallevil t1_jdv3xs3 wrote
Reply to Black holes may be swallowing invisible matter that slows the movement of stars by trevor25
How does dark matter even work? How are photons able to pass through a lump of dark matter. And if dark matter exists, does it form invisible dark matter stars? And if so, what do they radiate if it's not photons? Dark photons? Questions after questions
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truethatson t1_jdv3ert wrote
Reply to Photo of the comet Hale-Bopp above a tree on 29 March 1997. Wikipedia Picture of the day on May 27, 2008. Source Wikipedia. by Aeromarine_eng
I have only a vague memory of this comet (I was 11) Now, 25 years later and we haven’t had s***. Every year I wonder, will this be the year we get another awesome comet flyby?
kellzone t1_jdvcxql wrote
Reply to This is what 7 minutes of exposure time looks like on a dark, moonless night at Zabriskie Point, Death Valley (USA)! by peeweekid
In all your travels, have you ever seen a star go supernova? ...
I have. I saw a star explode and send out the building blocks of the Universe. Other stars, other planets and eventually other life. A supernova! Creation itself! I was there. I wanted to see it and be part of the moment. And you know how I perceived one of the most glorious events in the universe? With these ridiculous gelatinous orbs in my skull! With eyes designed to perceive only a tiny fraction of the EM spectrum. With ears designed only to hear vibrations in the air. ...
I don't want to be human! I want to see gamma rays! I want to hear X-rays! And I want to - I want to smell dark matter! Do you see the absurdity of what I am? I can't even express these things properly because I have to - I have to conceptualize complex ideas in this stupid limiting spoken language! But I know I want to reach out with something other than these prehensile paws! And feel the wind of a supernova flowing over me! I'm a machine! And I can know much more! I can experience so much more. But I'm trapped in this absurd body! And why? Because my five creators thought that God wanted it that way!”