January 7, 2015: Pillars of Creation II - Page 2

xoxoxoBruce · 01-10-2015, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Clodfobble

...Which makes no sense, our telescopes are here where we are. Hubble is less than 350 miles up from the Earth's surface, which is nothing when you're talking about distances in light years.

You don't know that. You're convinced when it goes below the horizon it just maintains orbit till you can see it again. But it could be sneaking off taking pictures of who knows what, peeking in Venus' bedroom window, or Mar's bathroom.
We all know those ass-tronomers are perverts.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-10-2015, 10:01 PM

Just look what Hubble did a few days ago, a 1.5 Billion pixel photograph.

Clodfobble · 01-10-2015, 05:26 PM

Oh wait oh wait! If the supernova were halfway between us and the Pillars, we could have seen it happen already, and know that the outward explosion was also traveling backwards towards the Pillars, which were farther away. And we could calculate the speed of the supernova explosion traveling away from us, even if we can't see it, because we know how fast that shit normally travels.

Okay, I'm fine now.

lumberjim · 01-10-2015, 05:27 PM

something must move faster than light

lumberjim · 01-10-2015, 05:29 PM

or

what do you mean by 'destroyed'? like it's a cloud formation that will have re-shaped to another configuration by the time the next 6000 years of light reaches us?

are we extrapolating from earlier pictures of 7,030 year old light?

Clodfobble · 01-10-2015, 05:31 PM

Yeah, except it will only be 1000 years. It's 7,000 light years away, and we know it was hit* by a supernova 6,000 years ago, so in 1,000 more years we'll actually see it.

*And yeah, I think it's basically just going to be like a cloud formation that whiffs away into a new shape, on a grand scale.

lumberjim · 01-10-2015, 05:33 PM

so the supernova was less than 6,000 years ago?

footfootfoot · 01-10-2015, 05:48 PM

I'd love to hang out with you two smoking grass. Except I don't think CF does that.

lumberjim · 01-10-2015, 06:16 PM

eeer!

lumberjim · 01-14-2015, 04:33 AM

We are so nothing

xoxoxoBruce · 01-14-2015, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

We are so nothing

We are stardust
Billion year old carbon
We are golden
Caught in the devil's bargain

Happy Monkey · 01-14-2015, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

We are so nothing

[crowd]Hoooow nothing are we?[/crowd]

Sheldonrs · 01-14-2015, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

[crowd]Hoooow nothing are we?[/crowd]

I'm reminded of a quote from my favorite book series by David Eddings:

"Man thinks he rules the world but there are all manner of creatures who are indifferent to our overlordship."

xoxoxoBruce · 01-14-2015, 07:12 PM

We are the crown of creation!

Honey Badger don't care.

footfootfoot · 01-14-2015, 05:11 AM

black holes are dense

01-10-2015, 10:01 PM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Just look what Hubble did a few days ago, a 1.5 Billion pixel photograph. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-10-2015, 05:26 PM	#3
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Oh wait oh wait! If the supernova were halfway between us and the Pillars, we could have seen it happen already, and know that the outward explosion was also traveling backwards towards the Pillars, which were farther away. And we could calculate the speed of the supernova explosion traveling away from us, even if we can't see it, because we know how fast that shit normally travels. Okay, I'm fine now. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

01-10-2015, 05:27 PM	#4
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	something must move faster than light __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

01-10-2015, 05:29 PM	#5
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	or what do you mean by 'destroyed'? like it's a cloud formation that will have re-shaped to another configuration by the time the next 6000 years of light reaches us? are we extrapolating from earlier pictures of 7,030 year old light? __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

01-10-2015, 05:31 PM	#6
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Yeah, except it will only be 1000 years. It's 7,000 light years away, and we know it was hit* by a supernova 6,000 years ago, so in 1,000 more years we'll actually see it. *And yeah, I think it's basically just going to be like a cloud formation that whiffs away into a new shape, on a grand scale. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

01-10-2015, 05:33 PM	#7
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	so the supernova was less than 6,000 years ago? __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

01-10-2015, 05:48 PM	#8
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	I'd love to hang out with you two smoking grass. Except I don't think CF does that. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

01-10-2015, 06:16 PM	#9
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	eeer! __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

01-14-2015, 04:33 AM	#10
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	We are so nothing __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

01-14-2015, 07:12 PM	#14
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	We are the crown of creation! Honey Badger don't care. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-14-2015, 05:11 AM	#15
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	black holes are dense __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

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