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Anonymous !!EJJpJU+V4Rx Sun 26 Feb 2012 12:21:00 No.19109422 View View Reply Original Report

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>Pillars of Creation refers to a photograph taken by the Hubble Telescope of elephant trunks of interstellar gas and dust in the Eagle Nebula, some 7,000 light years from Earth.

>The Pillars of Creation no longer exist. In 2007, astronomers announced that they were destroyed about 6,000 years ago by the shock wave from a supernova. Because of the limited speed of light, the shock wave's approach to the pillars can currently be seen from Earth, but their actual destruction will not be visible for another millennium.

Deep /sp/ace general

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 27 Feb 2012 01:05:00 No.19123550 Report

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>>19122712
Not really. You don't really grasp how large the distances between stars are. In reality almost no stars collide when two galaxies mix. They just change orbits because of new gravitational pulls. The worst thing that could happen to the earth is it gets slung out of the galaxy by a gravitational slingshot.

Dizzy !!Y4jFbn0aGBf

Dizzy !!Y4jFbn0aGBf Mon 27 Feb 2012 01:05:00 No.19123563 Report

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>>19123524

>you will never witness the events that will unfold a mere century from this moment onwards, much less billions of years in the future

feel so expendable and worthless right now

Anonymous

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Anonymous Mon 27 Feb 2012 01:07:00 No.19123587 Report

Quoted By: >>19123667 >>19123790

>>19123487
>NDT
>saying his whole name and not just NDT
>not being friends with him on facebook

>be at MNH
>be a huge fan of NDT
>ask security guard "so, does NDT still come by here?"
>directs me to security office where they might know if he's in the office or not
>"nah, he never comes by anymore. with his new tv show, he's too much of a big shot to come by here anymore"
>get ;_; about it
>"although i have to say, i've been working here 12 years, and in my 12 years, you are the first person to have ever asked me if he was around to get his autograph"
later on, i'd meet michio kaku at laguardia

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 27 Feb 2012 01:07:00 No.19123606 Report

Quoted By: >>19123703

Watching the Cosmos series was one of the most enlightening experiences of my life.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPkMq6xhT6A

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 27 Feb 2012 01:08:00 No.19123620 Report

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>>19123524
>Milkomeda
Who the fuck came up with this shitty name?
I'm not calling our future galaxy Milkomeda

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 27 Feb 2012 01:09:00 No.19123646 Report

Quoted By: >>19123709 >>19123792

>people getting depressed that they won't see astronomical events unfold

Do you get mad when you look at a famous structure and you don't get to see it crumble to the ground from it eroding away over thousands of years?

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Redskinsfag !!oVd0zhrzMK5 Mon 27 Feb 2012 01:10:00 No.19123667 Report

Quoted By: >>19123815

>>19123587

>implying anyone would know who the fuck NDT is

>>19123563

Watch the clip bro, you'll feel better >>19123487

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Anonymous Mon 27 Feb 2012 01:12:00 No.19123703 Report

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>>19123606
>that calender analogy in the first episode

If the entire history of the Universe was 1 calender year, the entire modern history of humanity would take up only about 10 seconds of the calendar.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 27 Feb 2012 01:12:00 No.19123709 Report

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>>19123646
Yes.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 27 Feb 2012 01:14:00 No.19123749 Report

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>>19122933
Bump for this. Great series. Everyone should watch them.

Lion !FvAwVR8cv6

Lion !FvAwVR8cv6 Mon 27 Feb 2012 01:15:00 No.19123790 Report

Quoted By: >>19123844

>>19123587

>michio kaku
>a legitimate scientist

lel. He's not even Brian Greene tier.

Dizzy !!Y4jFbn0aGBf

Dizzy !!Y4jFbn0aGBf Mon 27 Feb 2012 01:15:00 No.19123792 Report

Quoted By: >>19123808 >>19123873 >>19123961

>>19123646

I'm just sad that I won't see ANYTHING. What's the most significant thing that could possibly happen within our lifetime?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 27 Feb 2012 01:16:00 No.19123808 Report

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>>19123792
All I wish is for a Supernova to happen in my lifetime so I can see its bright light even in the day.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 27 Feb 2012 01:16:00 No.19123815 Report

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>>19123667
>not knowing who NDT is

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 27 Feb 2012 01:17:00 No.19123844 Report

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>>19123790
>michio kaku
>implying anyone said he was a legitimate scientist
cool dude though
and lol, nah, he's not even brian greene tier, and tbh i don't care much for brian green

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Piracy !!VZNx34SOr5M Mon 27 Feb 2012 01:18:00 No.19123846 Report

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>>19123524
I've heard that there wouldn't actually be that mush damage to either galaxy and that most of the stars would miss each due to the sheer space between them, which is mind boggling

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 27 Feb 2012 01:19:00 No.19123873 Report

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>>19123792
Baggies winning the EPL

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Dizzy !!Y4jFbn0aGBf Mon 27 Feb 2012 01:21:00 No.19123922 Report

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>>19123873

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 27 Feb 2012 01:22:00 No.19123940 Report

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>>19123292

>tfw Moby's We Are All Made of Stars suddenly makes sense

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 27 Feb 2012 01:23:00 No.19123948 Report

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testing...

Piracy !!VZNx34SOr5M

Piracy !!VZNx34SOr5M Mon 27 Feb 2012 01:24:00 No.19123961 Report

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>>19123792
Fusion energy on earth is the only realistic thing

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Anonymous Mon 27 Feb 2012 01:24:00 No.19123969 Report

Quoted By: >>19124003

here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life;which grows
higher than soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 27 Feb 2012 01:24:00 No.19123972 Report

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>>19123940
>yfw you realize suns like ours don't have enough energy to produce heavy elements like iron, gold or uranium
>yfw the only place where these elements can be produced is in supernova explosions
>yfw we are all made out of star dust from some long exploded giant star

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 27 Feb 2012 01:24:00 No.19123973 Report

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>implying that this thread isn't awesome

Any deep sea thread guys?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 27 Feb 2012 01:26:00 No.19124003 Report

Quoted By: >>19124064

>>19123969
You mean...dark energy?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 27 Feb 2012 01:28:00 No.19124064 Report

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>>19124003

Well, I think the poet originally meant love.

But dark energy possibly works as well.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 27 Feb 2012 01:29:00 No.19124071 Report

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GODDAMNIT i'm reading about some galaxies and even the "watchable" Sun is 1.4 million kilometers away

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 27 Feb 2012 01:31:00 No.19124134 Report

Quoted By: >>19124408 >>19124466 >>19124507 >>19125553

>>19109716
Is there a way to see things as they are now?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 27 Feb 2012 01:33:00 No.19124163 Report

Quoted By: >>19124209 >>19124430 >>19125517 >>19127468

still irks me how faggots think they are literally looking into the past when they look into space.

you are not looking into the past, you are looking at something that is moving towards earth that hasn't arrived yet.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 27 Feb 2012 01:33:00 No.19124182 Report

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>>19109900
At the end of the day we are an exceptionally stupid species.

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Drew Brees' Weird Skin Blotch Thing on His Face !uRT.X2Ex8Q Mon 27 Feb 2012 01:35:00 No.19124209 Report

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>>19124163

Not everything is moving towards the earth, but we can still see how it was in the past. Don't be a tool.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 27 Feb 2012 01:37:00 No.19124256 Report

Quoted By: >>19124294 >>19124313

>>19124209
right. well next time you look up at the sky and into the past say hi to jesus and abe lincoln for me.

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Anonymous Mon 27 Feb 2012 01:38:00 No.19124280 Report

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well, i won't be able to fall asleep tonight, that's for sure

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Drew Brees' Weird Skin Blotch Thing on His Face !uRT.X2Ex8Q Mon 27 Feb 2012 01:38:00 No.19124294 Report

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>>19124256

thanks, i will

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 27 Feb 2012 01:39:00 No.19124313 Report

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>>19124256
Don't be silly and take it out of context, even when you look at the moon you're looking at it as it was , as opposed to as it is

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 27 Feb 2012 01:43:00 No.19124408 Report

Quoted By: >>19124426 >>19124456 >>19124485

>>19124134
>>19124134
>>19124134
Someone answer this

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 27 Feb 2012 01:44:00 No.19124426 Report

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>>19124408
No

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 27 Feb 2012 01:45:00 No.19124430 Report

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>>19124163
>hasn't arrived yet
then how do you see it?
>he doesn't get how photons and eyes work

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 27 Feb 2012 01:46:00 No.19124456 Report

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>>19124408
>now
no
1) what/when exactly is now?
2) no, you are always looking into the past, seeing things as they were

AustinCollie'sVisor !6Jwen.dQLg

AustinCollie'sVisor !6Jwen.dQLg Mon 27 Feb 2012 01:46:00 No.19124466 Report

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>>19124134
>>19124134
see

>>19109482
>>19109482

Ever Greatest !!MyPPQyrH+VZ

Ever Greatest !!MyPPQyrH+VZ Mon 27 Feb 2012 01:47:00 No.19124485 Report

Quoted By: >>19124509

>>19124408

are you a fucking idiot or something jesus fucking christ how the fuck are you going to see something now if it takes lightyears for light to get to your eyes jesus fucking christ you are a fucking moron. kill yourself.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 27 Feb 2012 01:47:00 No.19124490 Report

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>>19124430
>he thinks he's smart
>he thinks he's a scientist
>he spends all day on 4chan insulting people for being stupid

how's the research going bra? or has no one wrote it on wikipedia for you yet?

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Anonymous Mon 27 Feb 2012 01:47:00 No.19124498 Report

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>What if time had more than one dimension?

thank you, based dick feynman

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 27 Feb 2012 01:48:00 No.19124507 Report

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>>19124134
"Now" is defined by perception. What you see is "now". Just like everything around you, which you don't actually see until the light bounces back and reaches you so actually everything around you is microseconds behind.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 27 Feb 2012 01:48:00 No.19124509 Report

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>>19124485
Don't know... With some incredible scope or something.

(My english is terrible)

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 27 Feb 2012 01:48:00 No.19124513 Report

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>that feel when the best thread on /sp/ autosages

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 27 Feb 2012 02:34:00 No.19125517 Report

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>>19124163
The speed of light is 186,282 miles per second. In the daily lives of most people this seems like it's travel is instant. On a larger scale however, the fact that light does not travel instantly does have an effect.
This travel time means that when you see / capture the image of an object (even if simply across the room), you're capturing its appearance as it WAS, not as it IS.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 27 Feb 2012 02:35:00 No.19125553 Report

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>>19124134
not with current tools

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 27 Feb 2012 02:36:00 No.19125581 Report

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Tonight, we will make another /sp/ace thread.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 27 Feb 2012 03:42:00 No.19127468 Report

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>>19124163
Silence. Adults are speaking.

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