A Valentine rose from the Cosmos *PIC*

[Analog]

A telescope in space has sent back a cosmic Valentine picture - a stellar nursery resembling a pink rosebud.
The Spitzer Space Telescope, launched last year, looked at a group of newborn stars embedded in a cloud of gas and dust called a reflection nebula.

"The picture is more than just pretty," says astronomer Thomas Megeath.

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[Skyclad1uhm1]

Wow, that's cool

 

[StageLeft]

Originally posted by: Skyclad1uhm1
Wow, that's cool

That is nice. It's a gas cloud; that's a rose that probably doesnt' smell good

 

[SWScorch]

"The picture is more than just pretty," says astronomer Thomas Megeath.

Am I the only one that read that as Thomas Megadeth?

 

[Toasthead]

thats really cool

 

[BDawg]

Originally posted by: SWScorch
"The picture is more than just pretty," says astronomer Thomas Megeath.

Am I the only one that read that as Thomas Megadeth?

Nope, you're not.

 

[Azraele]

Neat.

 

[TranceNation]

need to get a hi-res version so I can make a poster of it lol

 

[MartyMcFly3]

Originally posted by: BDawg

Originally posted by: SWScorch
"The picture is more than just pretty," says astronomer Thomas Megeath.

Am I the only one that read that as Thomas Megadeth?

Nope, you're not.

LOL nope

 

[Mr N8]

Originally posted by: TranceNation
need to get a hi-res version so I can make a poster of it lol

Definitely need a hi-res of this. Can't find one, yet.

edit:
Here's a larger one from NASA, but not quite wallpaper size.

Click on link below pic for larger image

 

[DanTMWTMP]

placeholder for me...


waiting for a wallpaper size...


that's a coool pic btw..hehe

EDIT:
http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA05266 BOOYAH!!!!! two links on the right hand side of the page yes yes i rule you're welcome and i read megadeth!!!

direct link to the .tiff file (approx 4.23 megs)
direct link to the 88.71 kb jpeg file

 

[SOFTWARE2ndComing]

that is one cool space rose

 

[prontospyder]

very cool!

 

[matt426malm]

nice pic

 

[IcemanJer]

time to bump the original thread

 

[ElFenix]

damn newbs don't know how to search

 

[Shockwave]

*heh* Sent it to the wife.
Heres a rose, made in Heaven just for you.

Whos the pimp

 

[silverpig]

Hahaha, this is great. You guys do realize this is false colour right? They did up the red/pink and green just for St. V's day. The image they took was most likely in black and white, and the gas doesn't really have any colour to it anyways.

 

[Psycho18]

Nice...The aliens celebrate v-day too

 

[cpals]

Originally posted by: DanTMWTMP
placeholder for me...


waiting for a wallpaper size...


that's a coool pic btw..hehe

EDIT:
http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA05266 BOOYAH!!!!! two links on the right hand side of the page yes yes i rule you're welcome and i read megadeth!!!

direct link to the .tiff file (approx 4.23 megs)
direct link to the 88.71 kb jpeg file

Thanks!

 

[ElFenix]

bumping cuz some moron bumped a repost

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Originally posted by: Shockwave
*heh* Sent it to the wife.
Heres a rose, made in Heaven just for you.

Whos the pimp

Seeing as how she's your wife.. not you!