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Title: Merging Galaxy Cluster Abell 520
Post by: Bromptonboy on March 04, 2012, 04:37:20 PM
2.4 Billion Light Years away...wow!

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_2189.html (http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_2189.html)

Title: Re: Merging Galaxy Cluster Abell 520
Post by: Rico on March 04, 2012, 05:03:17 PM
Awesome and impressive pic!
Title: Re: Merging Galaxy Cluster Abell 520
Post by: turtlesrock on March 04, 2012, 05:27:29 PM
PRETTY!
Title: Re: Merging Galaxy Cluster Abell 520
Post by: davekill on March 05, 2012, 05:50:18 AM
Very nice!

Hmmm - 2.4 Billion Light Years ago...  That would have been on a Tuesday  ;)
Title: Re: Merging Galaxy Cluster Abell 520
Post by: QuadShot on March 05, 2012, 08:28:25 AM
davekill,
You forgot to adjust for leap-years...it was actually a Friday, I remember it well. Had a great party to celebrate it! :)
Title: Re: Merging Galaxy Cluster Abell 520
Post by: ricdude on March 05, 2012, 05:52:53 PM
@quadshot: Gregorian or Julian years? Even the Gregorian calendar is off by a day every 3300 years or so. And are we taking into account the slowing down of the rotation of the earth? I think that puts the event in question on a Monday...
Title: Re: Merging Galaxy Cluster Abell 520
Post by: KingIsaacLinksr on March 05, 2012, 06:06:48 PM
That is a great photo!

King
Title: Re: Merging Galaxy Cluster Abell 520
Post by: davekill on March 06, 2012, 06:32:09 AM
That was according to my self winding Mayan Calendar watch.
Sure glad I didn't waste money on the extended warranty - it's bound to runs for years to come.
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