Comments on: The galaxy that ate Detroit http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/the-galaxy-that-ate-detroit/ Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:12:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Glob smacked | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/the-galaxy-that-ate-detroit/#comment-66053 Glob smacked | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:15:32 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/the-galaxy-that-ate-detroit/#comment-66053 [...] of years it’s built up its mass, eating the stars from other galaxies as they fly by (it also eats entire galaxies). Apparently it’s done that with globulars from dwarf galaxies too, stripping off their [...] [...] of years it’s built up its mass, eating the stars from other galaxies as they fly by (it also eats entire galaxies). Apparently it’s done that with globulars from dwarf galaxies too, stripping off their [...]

]]> By: Matt http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/the-galaxy-that-ate-detroit/#comment-66052 Matt Thu, 07 Feb 2008 02:06:10 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/the-galaxy-that-ate-detroit/#comment-66052 on the possible collision, I am not sure exactly either, but it looked like interaction to me. That's what i love about picutres like this, you can really look them over and find so many cool things that I have no idea what they are. Of course I am analyzing this by squinting at my laptop screen. on the possible collision, I am not sure exactly either, but it looked like interaction to me.

That’s what i love about picutres like this, you can really look them over and find so many cool things that I have no idea what they are.

Of course I am analyzing this by squinting at my laptop screen.

]]> By: Tangled Bank #98! « PodBlack Blog http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/the-galaxy-that-ate-detroit/#comment-66051 Tangled Bank #98! « PodBlack Blog Wed, 06 Feb 2008 21:16:04 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/the-galaxy-that-ate-detroit/#comment-66051 [...] it? Well, if I can make Firefly references with my submission - then you should check out his entry The Galaxy that ate Detroit. I wonder if it helped inspire the theme of science fiction drive-through that’s in the [...] [...] it? Well, if I can make Firefly references with my submission – then you should check out his entry The Galaxy that ate Detroit. I wonder if it helped inspire the theme of science fiction drive-through that’s in the [...]

]]> By: Ben http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/the-galaxy-that-ate-detroit/#comment-66050 Ben Wed, 06 Feb 2008 06:24:00 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/the-galaxy-that-ate-detroit/#comment-66050 "Ben and Matt - Galaxies become ginormous when they embiggen themselves by devouring bazillions of smaller galaxies. Just wanted to help with the technical vocabulary… :-)" Thanks for clearing that up, Buzz. :-D “Ben and Matt -

Galaxies become ginormous when they embiggen themselves by devouring bazillions of smaller galaxies. Just wanted to help with the technical vocabulary… :-) ”

Thanks for clearing that up, Buzz. :-D

]]> By: Evolving Squid http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/the-galaxy-that-ate-detroit/#comment-66049 Evolving Squid Wed, 06 Feb 2008 03:03:36 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/the-galaxy-that-ate-detroit/#comment-66049 I wondered about the lower left thing and almost posted that oen too... I couldn't decide if it was a collision, or a lucky superposition of two galaxies separated by a huge distance that just happen to be nearly in line. I wondered about the lower left thing and almost posted that oen too… I couldn’t decide if it was a collision, or a lucky superposition of two galaxies separated by a huge distance that just happen to be nearly in line.

]]> By: Buzz Parsec http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/the-galaxy-that-ate-detroit/#comment-66048 Buzz Parsec Wed, 06 Feb 2008 02:15:00 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/the-galaxy-that-ate-detroit/#comment-66048 Ben and Matt - Galaxies become ginormous when they embiggen themselves by devouring bazillions of smaller galaxies. Just wanted to help with the technical vocabulary... :-) Ben and Matt -

Galaxies become ginormous when they embiggen themselves by devouring bazillions of smaller galaxies. Just wanted to help with the technical vocabulary… :-)

]]> By: Matt http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/the-galaxy-that-ate-detroit/#comment-66047 Matt Wed, 06 Feb 2008 01:27:16 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/the-galaxy-that-ate-detroit/#comment-66047 Also, on the right side, about 2/3 down, look for the "eye of sauron" Also, on the right side, about 2/3 down, look for the “eye of sauron”

]]> By: Matt http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/the-galaxy-that-ate-detroit/#comment-66046 Matt Wed, 06 Feb 2008 01:25:05 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/the-galaxy-that-ate-detroit/#comment-66046 If you look at the Xray composite pic, down in the lower left hand corner you can see a really cool galaxy collision. Make sure to embiggen! If you look at the Xray composite pic, down in the lower left hand corner you can see a really cool galaxy collision.

Make sure to embiggen!

]]> By: Evolving Squid http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/the-galaxy-that-ate-detroit/#comment-66045 Evolving Squid Tue, 05 Feb 2008 23:09:47 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/the-galaxy-that-ate-detroit/#comment-66045 The elliptical galaxy is certainly cool, but there's some interesting stuff in the big picture... This guy seems to have formed a ring (near the bottom, centre): http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v471/dcowan38/board_posts/ring.jpg And this one just seems to be having issues (above and right of centre of the main elliptical): http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v471/dcowan38/board_posts/wtf.jpg The elliptical galaxy is certainly cool, but there’s some interesting stuff in the big picture…

This guy seems to have formed a ring (near the bottom, centre):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v471/dcowan38/board_posts/ring.jpg

And this one just seems to be having issues (above and right of centre of the main elliptical):
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v471/dcowan38/board_posts/wtf.jpg

]]> By: John Macleod http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/the-galaxy-that-ate-detroit/#comment-66044 John Macleod Tue, 05 Feb 2008 22:19:05 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/02/05/the-galaxy-that-ate-detroit/#comment-66044 In a stunning image like this (I blew it up big) how can you tell the globular clusters from galaxies. Many galaxy structures are obvious, you can see the spiral or see that you are looking at a galaxy edge on, but I can't tell which are the clusters. In a stunning image like this (I blew it up big) how can you tell the globular clusters from galaxies. Many galaxy structures are obvious, you can see the spiral or see that you are looking at a galaxy edge on, but I can’t tell which are the clusters.

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