Still sleep easy at night?23시간 전 by gavvet78 in scienceStill sleep easy at night?A slightly sobering view of just how precarious our local neighborhood is. And we have been blissfully unaware up…
Great thunderhead그저께 by gavvet78 in scienceGreat thunderheadThe thick blotch near the middle. As opposed to the wispier storm cells around it. Snip taken from here:
Storms brewing3일 전 by gavvet78 in scienceStorms brewingMassive clouds looking like tiny flecks. Snipped from here:
Pinpointing our black hole4일 전 by gavvet78 in sciencePinpointing our black holeScientists can't "see" the black hole at the centre of our galaxy yet. The can very accurately pinpoint it however.…
Trying to peer in4일 전 by gavvet78 in scienceTrying to peer inTo the centre of our galaxy, the milky way. But if it's not dust, there is just too much light. But it still is very beautiful.
The face we don't often see!6일 전 by gavvet78 in scienceThe face we don't often see!Its the South Pole side of Jupiter. Quite different from the equatorial view we usually get. A number of images…
Smeared...7일 전 by gavvet78 in scienceSmeared...By two bands of moving air moving in opposite directions. Weather systems between them can often be stretched out…
Super slow does the trick8일 전 by gavvet78 in scienceSuper slow does the trickFor spotting a small black hole in our own galaxy.
Close up9일 전 by gavvet78 in scienceClose upVery close up of Jupiter south tropical region. Little thunder heads as white dots, and a small whirlpool like eye. img source
Mergers and acquisitions9일 전 by gavvet78 in scienceMergers and acquisitionsWhen two galaxies collide. A very irregular shape results, but a highly creative one at that, as can be seen from…
Not so flat11일 전 by gavvet78 in scienceNot so flatThis edge on hubble photo of a spiral galaxy shows its 3 dimensional character. It's not as flat as we typically…
Interstellar gas is not only mobile...12일 전 by gavvet78 in scienceInterstellar gas is not only mobile...But that mobility can be measured as well. Galaxies also appear to have the ability to sweep the are around them of…
20 more moons12일 전 by gavvet78 in science20 more moonsSaturn just claimed the king of moons title. And some of them are seriously bucking the directional and orbital trend. Img source
A full Saturn year14일 전 by gavvet78 in scienceA full Saturn yearYup Hubble has been at it that long... To get the full view of axial tilts as it travels around the sun, in a Saturn…
Perfect spacing in the "String of Pearls"15일 전 by gavvet78 in sciencePerfect spacing in the "String of Pearls"Follow the white storms in the brown band. One can see where this storm system gets its name. The number of pearls…
Eyes in bands16일 전 by gavvet78 in scienceEyes in bandsThe eyes always form where two bands meet. Just like on earth the bands must have air of different temperatures…
Caught in flight16일 전 by gavvet78 in birdsCaught in flightA little fuzzy though. A tern by the waterside, skimming over the water.
Petals17일 전 by gavvet78 in sciencePetalsBands of clouds with ascending air bubbling up and spilling outward to for petal like structures. Snipped from here:
It's big18일 전 by gavvet78 in scienceIt's bigThis should give you an idea how big. The size of one storm on jupiter can swallow our whole earth and then…
Cassini sniffing Enceladus's atmospheric plumes19일 전 by gavvet78 in scienceCassini sniffing Enceladus's atmospheric plumesLong suspected to be one of the better places for finding possible organic life in the solar system, Casini…