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blobrana
02-26-03, 02:32 AM
Chandra and Hubble compose stunning picture of spiral galaxy...

Treat yourself to a nice supprise...


http://www1.msfc.nasa.gov/NEWSROOM/news/photos/2003/2003images/ngc3079_comp.jpg BIG DOWNLOAD!

http://www1.msfc.nasa.gov/NEWSROOM/news/photos/2003/2003images/ngc3079_comp_m.jpg 500X730

:)

Persol
02-26-03, 02:35 AM
Nice shots...
questions for the astronomers... how do you filter out everything between us and these shots? is it just luck that nothing of is blocking our view?

blobrana
02-26-03, 03:43 AM
Hehe, space is mostly empty.
There is very few things in the way!.

There are a few hydrogen atoms (etc.) though, and it is a simple matter to isolate the characteristic spectrum, ( it really only absorbs certain frequencies).