[okdakor]

[gooey kablooie]

A World Without People http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2...people/100264/

Awesome pictures.

[l1geh]

I´d highly recommend all of you rss this blog:

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/





Sorry if mentioned before.

[Sentry]

For some reason, this took me a second to compute... thought I was looking at a colorful giant caterpillar for a sec.

[CHEEZMO™]

For some reason, this took me a second to compute... thought I was looking at a colorful giant caterpillar for a sec.

Heh, same for me.

[XShagrath]

Holy shit! I just realized it wasn't a caterpillar too!

[whatbrown]

Holy shit! I just realized it wasn't a caterpillar too!

Me three.

[Sentry]

Heh, same for me.

Holy shit! I just realized it wasn't a caterpillar too!

Me three.

Phew, thought I was having a brain fart. :lol

[ChuyMasta]

I would LOVE a higher definition version of that image.

[Sentry]

I would LOVE a higher definition version of that image.

Largest pic I could find. :\


Ok, time to space this thread up a bit with some perspective;

[l1geh]

I would LOVE a higher definition version of that image.

960x630 http://janineschulz.files.wordpress....3363016_n.jpeg

Search by image extension for google chrome

edit: beaten

[chiQ]

I think I must be the only one who just saw a row of birds :D

[S.Dedalus]

I think I must be the only one who just saw a row of birds :D

Same for me :)

Still an awesome picture though.

[tinabina]

Not really.

there is definitely like a black eyeliner shopped in on both of them

[stutte]

Ok, time to space this thread up a bit with some perspective;

How is that one even possible??

[Melchiah]

It's amazing that you can recognize all of these characters just by their colors.

[Salvor.Hardin]

Edit wrong thread.

[Baconsaurus Rex]

It's amazing that you can recognize all of these characters just by their colors.

I think that some will be difficult for non-Europe gaf.

[Rygar 8 Bit]

simpsons, ninja turtles, south park, smurfs, obelix and asterix (only know them because of their video games), bert and ernie, donald huey dewey and louie but i dont know what the last one is

[Sofo]

simpsons, ninja turtles, south park, smurfs, obelix and asterix (only know them because of their video games), bert and ernie, donald huey dewey and louie but i dont know what the last one is

Lucky Luke and the Daltons.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucky_Luke

[WJD]

simpsons, ninja turtles, south park, smurfs, obelix and asterix (only know them because of their video games), bert and ernie, donald huey dewey and louie but i dont know what the last one is

Yeah, only one I didn't know was the last one.

[Pandaman]

ive seen the last one before but did not recall the name. :(

[keeblerdrow]

Looks like maybe the Beagle Boys from Ducktales?

[PetriP-TNT]

ive seen the last one before but did not recall the name. :(

It's Lucky Luke and the Dalton Brothers.

[Melchiah]

simpsons, ninja turtles, south park, smurfs, obelix and asterix (only know them because of their video games), bert and ernie, donald huey dewey and louie but i dont know what the last one is

And Idefix. ;)

[GroteSmurf]

Isn't that from the IMAX documentary: Fighter Pilot Operation Red Flag?

[Melchiah]

[The God of Nonexistence]

And Idefix. ;)

Dogmatix.

[Melchiah]

Dogmatix.

That's the original name? It was called Idefix in Finland.

[WeAreStarStuff]

I really like those space GIFs.

[gutterboy44]

Rhumsiki Cameroon, taken by my buddies friend

[Melchiah]

^Awesome. Looks almost like a painting.

[Full Recovery]

One is not like the others.

[Maklershed]

What exactly is happening there?

[Alx]

That's the original name? It was called Idefix in Finland.

Idefix is the original name (pun for "idée fixe").

[CHEEZMO™]

What exactly is happening there?

I want to say it's a supernova remnant.

[Baconsaurus Rex]

Idefix is the original name (pun for "idée fixe").

Dogmatix is an even better pun.

[Boozeroony]

Took this image with my phone yesterday. I liked it.

[spidye]

Took this image with my phone yesterday. I liked it.

[Dariee]

It's amazing that you can recognize all of these characters just by their colors.

No Tin Tin? What a shame!

Still awesome, though.

[Stinkles]

I really like those space GIFs.

I am REALLY curious about the size and time scale of those. That rotating one - there's just no way... but there it is.

[CHEEZMO™]

I am REALLY curious about the size and time scale of those. That rotating one - there's just no way... but there it is.

I'm pretty sure that one's a computer model or something. Just demonstrating how it's a 3D structure.

[Supervlieg]

THIS NEEDS TO BE WALLPAPER SIZE :(

BAM! http://outofprintmag.com/blog/wp-con...1634-W2000.jpg

[kinn]

Ok, time to space this thread up a bit with some perspective;

How is this one possible? Isnt that meant to take 100s of light years? Amazing though!

[Melchiah]

Salt mine in Romania.


Hotel & igloo village in Finland.

[Maleficence]

How is this one possible? Isnt that meant to take 100s of light years? Amazing though!

Lightyears is a measure of distance not time.

[Hamplin]

How is this one possible? Isnt that meant to take 100s of light years? Amazing though!

I'm guessing it's a supernova. Those happen in the blink of an eye.

[Log4Girlz]

Guys, its a supernova remnant, a blast of light emanated from the remnant and successive layers of the former star's outer shell which were blasted away ages ago were illuminated one by one, giving off the illusion that it was exploding.

[Sentry]

Guys, its a supernova remnant, a blast of light emanated from the remnant and successive layers of the former star's outer shell which were blasted away ages ago were illuminated one by one, giving off the illusion that it was exploding.

It actually isn't a super nova (or supernova remnant). One of the few super novas we have actually observed in history was that of the Crab Nebula (posted a gif of it) in the Taurus constellation.



It's also known as 1054 which is the year it was seen by various cultures along with documented accounts of chinese and arab astronomers. What we see are just the remnants of that supernova.

Back in 1054AD when it was spotted, it was so bright that it outshone all the nearby stars, and was a huge source of illumination for a 'star'.

I don't believe we have actually witnessed a supernova 'live' within our time, 20th/21st century scale. I think the last one was in the 1800s, and that one they observed wasn't even in our galaxy!!

If a supernova occurs in our galaxy, we will probably be able to see it with our naked eye. It'll be fun times!

What exactly is happening there?

I want to say it's a supernova remnant.

I'm guessing it's a supernova. Those happen in the blink of an eye.

It isn't exactly 100% known what happened, because the star was previously unknown before 2002 when they saw this outburst occurring. It was originally thought to be a nova eruption (not supernova). Because of this, it was named Nova Monocerotis (that's the constellation it's in) but that has since changed, because they realized it was actually NOT a typical nova outburst.

I remember them saying it was believed to be one of the largest known stars before it erupted, but no one can know for sure. The fluctuation in its light though is what makes it odd, and unlike anything else.

Still sort of a mystery.

How is this one possible? Isnt that meant to take 100s of light years? Amazing though!

Not nesecarilly, especially when it's the explosion of a star. This was taken over the span of months, with the changes happening rapidly indicating a level of incredible acceleration, which you can see in the gas effect.



This is what it looks like now (more or less), which makes you really appreciate that we were able to glimpse such a site before it all expanded away into a 'regular' gassy nebula type view;




[edit] Damn, hate being at the bottom of the page. :lol

[Snytbaggen]

*awesome stuff*

Your last pic isn't showing up for me. Really cool to see the actual progress in an exploding star.