Comments on: Spirals out of control http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/07/26/spirals-out-of-control/ I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:30:08 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: icemith http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/07/26/spirals-out-of-control/comment-page-1/#comment-17884 icemith Fri, 28 Jul 2006 14:32:13 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/07/26/spirals-out-of-control/#comment-17884 Ok, those shots are great, truly beautiful. I just can't understand how, or why the ID mob cannot, or do not, want to appreciate them for their beauty, and (lack of) design. (Is there such a thing as 'Chaotic design'?) Back on topic, how do the experts believe that there is another galaxy involved in the NGC908 galaxy? I cannot see any clear evidence that there is interference. Where is the core of the second one? Can it be determined by the relative ages of them, and what if they are about the same age? Visually I feel it would not be possible to use two separated views (a la stereoscopic), as we would need a large baseline to give a reasonable shot, and it would need to be way across our galaxy to achieve that. Or does it? But, talk about variety, three entirely different galaxies. Ivan. Ok, those shots are great, truly beautiful. I just can’t understand how, or why the ID mob cannot, or do not, want to appreciate them for their beauty, and (lack of) design. (Is there such a thing as ‘Chaotic design’?)

Back on topic, how do the experts believe that there is another galaxy involved in the NGC908 galaxy? I cannot see any clear evidence that there is interference. Where is the core of the second one? Can it be determined by the relative ages of them, and what if they are about the same age? Visually I feel it would not be possible to use two separated views (a la stereoscopic), as we would need a large baseline to give a reasonable shot, and it would need to be way across our galaxy to achieve that. Or does it?

But, talk about variety, three entirely different galaxies.

Ivan.

]]> By: Grand Lunar http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/07/26/spirals-out-of-control/comment-page-1/#comment-17880 Grand Lunar Fri, 28 Jul 2006 00:59:47 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/07/26/spirals-out-of-control/#comment-17880 I love spirals too. After all, we're in one, aren't we? :) Think you'll have an entry dedicated to spiral galaxies on the main site so you can go on and on about them? I love spirals too. After all, we’re in one, aren’t we? :)

Think you’ll have an entry dedicated to spiral galaxies on the main site so you can go on and on about them?

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HAL9000: You prefer elliptical galaxies? Are you some kind of deviated prevert?

]]> By: Berlie http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/07/26/spirals-out-of-control/comment-page-1/#comment-17883 Berlie Thu, 27 Jul 2006 13:47:07 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/07/26/spirals-out-of-control/#comment-17883 I find NGC 908 quite tantalizing. There's a certain beauty in chaos. It would be interesting to backtrack other galaxies paths to find out which one caused the irregularity in the arm. I find NGC 908 quite tantalizing. There’s a certain beauty in chaos.

It would be interesting to backtrack other galaxies paths to find out which one caused the irregularity in the arm.

]]> By: HAL9000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/07/26/spirals-out-of-control/comment-page-1/#comment-17885 HAL9000 Thu, 27 Jul 2006 13:31:12 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/07/26/spirals-out-of-control/#comment-17885 "Who doesn’t love a spiral galaxy?" They're nice, but I'm more of an irregular/elliptical fetishist myself. :) “Who doesn’t love a spiral galaxy?”

They’re nice, but I’m more of an irregular/elliptical fetishist myself. :)

]]> By: Tensor http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/07/26/spirals-out-of-control/comment-page-1/#comment-17888 Tensor Thu, 27 Jul 2006 12:45:23 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/07/26/spirals-out-of-control/#comment-17888 All my screensavers are pictures of galaxies. I've just found several more to add. Thank you. All my screensavers are pictures of galaxies. I’ve just found several more to add. Thank you.

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