This galaxy is light years ahead of us in coolness

Nothing But Net · 10-06-2002, 06:05 AM

<img src="http://oposite.stsci.edu/pubinfo/PR/2002/21/prc/0221x.jpg">

This is a Hubble image of something called Hoag's Object. Pretty name, huh? I wouldn't suggest asking a girl on the first date "Hey baby, have you ever seen Hoag's Object?"

The full story is here.

Slight · 10-06-2002, 09:47 AM

Cool NBN. Its seems like it would be pretty rare to see a galaxy from it's realtive top/bottom seeing as we can't move the earth easily coupled with all the other available configurations. The article mentions that there is a similar galaxy that can be seen inside the "Object" at about the one o'clock position. It is relatively smaller probably due to distance.

10-06-2002, 06:05 AM	#1
Nothing But Net Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Spring, Texas Posts: 1,481	This galaxy is light years ahead of us in coolness <img src="http://oposite.stsci.edu/pubinfo/PR/2002/21/prc/0221x.jpg"> This is a Hubble image of something called Hoag's Object. Pretty name, huh? I wouldn't suggest asking a girl on the first date "Hey baby, have you ever seen Hoag's Object?" The full story is here.

10-06-2002, 09:47 AM	#2
Slight Semi-Evil Genius Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Boulder CO Posts: 195	Cool NBN. Its seems like it would be pretty rare to see a galaxy from it's realtive top/bottom seeing as we can't move the earth easily coupled with all the other available configurations. The article mentions that there is a similar galaxy that can be seen inside the "Object" at about the one o'clock position. It is relatively smaller probably due to distance.

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