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ikenbot: Milky Way Shows 84 Million Stars in 9 Billion...

Sat, 27 Oct 2012 16:47:00 -0400

Milky Way Shows 84 Million Stars in 9 Billion Pixels

Side Note: The two images shown above are mere crop outs from ESA’s recent hit: The 9 Billion Pixel Image of 84 Million Stars. These two focus on the bright center of the image for the purpose of highlighting what a peak at 84,000,000 stars looks like.

Astronomers at the European Southern Observatory’s Paranal Observatory in Chile have released a breathtaking new photograph showing the central area of our Milky Way galaxy. The photograph shows a whopping 84 million stars in an image measuring 108500×81500, which contains nearly 9 billion pixels.

It’s actually a composite of thousands of individual photographs shot with the observatory’s VISTA survey telescope, the same camera that captured the amazing 55-hour exposure. Three different infrared filters were used to capture the different details present in the final image.

The VISTA’s camera is sensitive to infrared light, which allows its vision to pierce through much of the space dust that blocks the view of ordinary optical telescope/camera systems.

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rapscallions: Nizar Qabbani

Sat, 27 Oct 2012 16:46:39 -0400

rapscallions:

Nizar Qabbani

bamesinator: There is a place in Ireland where every two years...

Sat, 27 Oct 2012 16:03:57 -0400

bamesinator:

There is a place in Ireland where every two years on June 10-18 the stars line up with this bridge. It’s called heavens trail.

"demons run when a good man goes to war night will fall and drown the sun when a good man goes to..."

Sun, 09 Sep 2012 01:22:59 -0400

“

demons run when a good man goes to war
night will fall and drown the sun
when a good man goes to war..

friendship dies and true love lies
night will fall and the dark will rise
when a good man goes to war..

demons run but count the cost
the battle’s won but the child’s lost…

”

- Dr. Who, ‘A Good Man Goes to War’

oldbookillustrations: Chat ganté n’a jamais pris de souris (A...

Sun, 09 Sep 2012 01:16:27 -0400

oldbookillustrations:

Chat ganté n’a jamais pris de souris (A cat in gloves catches no mice).

Jean-Jacques Grandville, from Cent proverbes (one hundred proverbs), collective work, Paris, 1845.

(Source: archive.org)

hitrecord: “BLISS visual poetry REmix” REmix by...

Sun, 09 Sep 2012 01:14:22 -0400

hitrecord:

“BLISS visual poetry REmix”

REmix by aszarkowski

Text REsource by tori

Visual REsource by themetafictionist

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jared (Producer) writes:

I love this. And, I love the way you’ve laid this out graphically. Well done! I wonder if there’s a way to make some sort of audio/visual representation of this?

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alyssaszarkowski:

a BLISSful creation: inspired from the RECords of themetafictionist and tori on hitRECord

doctorwho: “I look at a star and it’s just a big ball of...

Sat, 01 Sep 2012 15:43:27 -0400

doctorwho:

“I look at a star and it’s just a big ball of burning gas and I know how it began and I know how it ends and I was probably there both times. After a while, everything is just stuff! That’s the problem. You make all of space and time your backyard and what do you have? A backyard. But you, you can see it. And when you see it, I see it.”

it’s so bittersweet..

Photo

Sat, 01 Sep 2012 15:41:32 -0400

River: I know. There’s a reason why I’m shooting, honey! What...

Sat, 01 Sep 2012 15:34:27 -0400

River: I know. There’s a reason why I’m shooting, honey! What are you doing?
Doctor: Helping!
River: You’ve got a screwdriver. Go build a cabinet!
Doctor: That’s really rude!

Doctor Who 6x02 : Day of the Moon

"Pantophobia. Not fear of pants, though, if that’s what you’re thinking. It’s the fear of everything...."

Sat, 01 Sep 2012 15:20:33 -0400

“Pantophobia. Not fear of pants, though, if that’s what you’re thinking. It’s the fear of everything. Including pants, I suppose, in that case.”

- The Doctor (via fyeahdoctorwhoquotes)

theniftyfifties: Marlon Brando

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 21:19:39 -0400

theniftyfifties:

Marlon Brando

"i sent my mind to wandering and i walk a broken line.."

Tue, 28 Aug 2012 01:27:55 -0400

“i sent my mind to wandering and i walk a broken line..”

DC Gardens (knp)

Tue, 28 Aug 2012 01:15:38 -0400

DC Gardens (knp)

DC gardens

Tue, 28 Aug 2012 01:14:47 -0400

DC gardens

"i never did learn how to follow the rules i never was good at sleeping while the moon was full i..."

Tue, 28 Aug 2012 01:13:06 -0400

“i never did learn how to follow the rules
i never was good at sleeping while the moon was full
i just lie and burn
wreck my mind while the planets turn
sometimes wish i could start again
i try to do the right thing now and then
i’d step in line
that’s what i’d do if i could turn back time…”

<3

Tue, 28 Aug 2012 01:09:33 -0400

"i never was good at sleeping when the moon was full…"

Tue, 28 Aug 2012 01:08:12 -0400

“i never was good at sleeping when the moon was full…”

Photo

Tue, 28 Aug 2012 01:07:52 -0400

Photo

Tue, 28 Aug 2012 01:07:34 -0400

i crack up with laughter every time i see this..

Mon, 27 Aug 2012 00:48:54 -0400

i crack up with laughter every time i see this..