[extropy-chat] Galaxy

[Gina Miller]

You'd be surprised what computer programs can do.

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Alfio Puglisi 
  To: ExI chat list 
  Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2005 12:06 PM
  Subject: Re: [extropy-chat] Galaxy


  >
  > It is a computer generated galaxy.
  >
  > Gina

  No, it's really M31. Check http://www.skyoptics.net/m31.htm and 
  http://www.seds.org/messier/Jpg/m31.jpg or Amara's link.

  Your image seems to have a compressed dynamic range to show stars more 
  prominently, but it's definitely taken with a small telescope: there is 
  visible there is visibile cromatic aberrations on luminous stars, 
  elongated towards the center.

  Alfio

  On Sat, 17 Sep 2005, Gina Miller wrote:

  >  ----- Original Message -----
  >  From: Alfio Puglisi
  >  To: ExI chat list
  >  Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2005 12:08 AM
  >  Subject: Re: [extropy-chat] Galaxy
  >
  >
  >  On Fri, 16 Sep 2005, Gina Miller wrote:
  >
  >  >
  >  > Our place in the galaxy: http://www.nanogirl.com/personal/galaxymap.htm
  >
  >
  >  Aehm.. since that's the M31 galaxy, if you follow the map you'll find
  >  yourself a couple of million light years away from home :-)))
  >
  >  Alfio
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