Raven Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Orion's Belt. That's a new desktop then! It's also pretty amazing, given that it sounds as though it has been taken by an amateur astronomer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andaira Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 That's absolutely gorgeous, and wonderfully shot if taken by an amateur astronomer. And I caught sight in the 'show your desktop' thread of the last desktop you had, and it was just as amazing. I take it you're drawn to Astronomy then, Raven? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Ohhh woooooow!!! That is gorgeous I love astronomy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissy Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 A fabulous photograph. Thanks for sharing that on Raven. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie2008 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 That is a beautiful photo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baggiesfan Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 What a great picture, i'm not a huge astronomy fan but that was great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nici Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Wow what a great picture, I love looking at the stars. So peaceful and beautiful. I would like to learn more on astronomy one day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted February 10, 2009 Author Share Posted February 10, 2009 I take it you're drawn to Astronomy then, Raven? Oh hell yes. If you have ever wondered who the nerd was who sits there watching shuttle missions on NASA TV, he be me. I would like to learn more on astronomy one day. Watching The Sky at Night each month is a very good starting point. Try and catch the edition they put out on BBC Four, as it is usually longer and more informative. And also, Patrick Moore is a national institution! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nici Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Watching The Sky at Night each month is a very good starting point. Try and catch the edition they put out on BBC Four, as it is usually longer and more informative. And also, Patrick Moore is a national institution! I'll look out for it, thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andaira Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Oh hell yes. If you have ever wondered who the nerd was who sits there watching shuttle missions on NASA TV, he be me. I understand that completely. Not for myself, but I do have a cousin who adores Astronomy too. Right on, Raven, and good for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nessicle Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 absolutely amazing - I want a telescope, I'm fascinated with stars and the moon etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Wow, awesome picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anisia Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Wonderful picture I've always wanted to know more about astronomy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawr Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 I love looking at space and the stars, it's so beautiful and just kind of puts into perspective how absolutely gigantic and amazing the universe is and how small we are in comparison. It's very frightening yet fantastic at the same time, thinking about all the possibilities and impossibilities of what lies beyond. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nici Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Rawr, I couldn't have put it better myself. :blush: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 That photo is fantastic. I love looking at pictures like that it makes you realise that we are only just a tiny speck in a much larger entity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Wonderful picture Raven. I had this one as my desktop for quite a while. Not sure where it is though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bethany725 Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Whatever it is, it's pretty, Poppy! I love the Orion's Belt picture, Raven.. sooo pretty! Moving east allowed me the chance to see Orion's Belt, and I saw it in the sky for the first time a couple of months ago while on an evening cruise in the Arabian Sea. I look for it whenever I'm away from the city here now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissy Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Poppy, I knew I knew it! - This is the description from http://www.omniscopic.com/blog/labels/favorite.html ;This is a photo from the Hubble Space Telescope of the Orion Nebula (Messier 42). The Orion Nebula is an example of a stellar nursery where new stars are being born. Observations of the nebula have revealed approximately 700 stars in various stages of formation. The person describing it goes into some cool stuff on the site! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted February 11, 2009 Author Share Posted February 11, 2009 I'm pretty certain that is a false colour image, designed to highlight the detail in the different gas clouds. Still very good though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 I love space Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen1 Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 I'm pretty certain that is a false colour image, designed to highlight the detail in the different gas clouds. Do you mean that it doesn't look like that in reality? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted February 11, 2009 Author Share Posted February 11, 2009 (edited) Do you mean that it doesn't look like that in reality? Yes; astronomers quite often change the colour balance of pictures to highlight detail that would otherwise be invisible, along the way they end up making pictures that are visually quite stunning - like the above. There is a bigger version of the above picture here, but it doesn't say whether it is false colour or not, I'll do some more digging! ETA: I think it looks more like this to the naked eye (this image has been rotated 90 Edited February 11, 2009 by Raven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen1 Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 I think it looks more like this to the naked eye (this image has been rotated 90 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 The naked eye one is beautiful, love the colours. It's absolutely amazing what's out there. And just imagine how much stuff there is we can't even see. On my one, at the top left hand corner, it looks like a witch riding on a broomstick to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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