Nasa Pictures Archive

**l_b_rex** · 10-29-2009, 07:40 AM

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html

Enjoy some interesting space photos!

**WereBo** · 10-29-2009, 10:56 AM

Excellent - I needed some new desktop wallpapers

Thank you lots

GoSuNi · 10-29-2009, 01:27 PM

I love space, so fascinating.

~~Engineer Babar~~ · 10-31-2009, 09:20 AM

Wow, wow very nice pics.. This universe is so large..

Warfare · 10-31-2009, 03:30 PM

Wow...

I just used up an hour of my time. LOL

Thanks for the share!

I loved this one... I wish I could make a wallpaper!
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap090905.html

**grimx133** · 10-31-2009, 05:26 PM

Just click on the picture, it'll then be by itself in a browser. Right click on that picture and select "set as background", that'll put it on your desktop as the wallpaper. The actual picture size is 900x600 which is a 4:3 resolution. If you stretch it to fill the screen it'll distort, somewhat, if you have a widescreen monitor. You can center the picture instead and use whatever clour you want for the border. The stretch and center is in the desktop properties, just right click on a blank area of the desktop.

Phædrus2401 · 10-31-2009, 09:30 PM

http://z-e-r-o.up.seesaa.net/image/H...point_edit.jpg

Look at that. Of all of those lights, less than a half dozen are individual stars. All the rest are galaxies. GALAXIES. Hundreds of them. And this is less than one tenth of one percent of our sky.

FanEAW · 11-02-2009, 12:20 AM

The universe expands itself at nearly 1.332 times the speed of light, making it to day approximately around 12.33 x 10^(44000) lightspeed. and creating around 10 galaxies every year and around 120 000 stars every month.

**l_b_rex** · 11-03-2009, 07:20 AM

FanEAW. How can they know the universe is expanding if we don't even know how big the universe is or where it ends? I could never understand that.

FanEAW · 11-03-2009, 03:19 PM

bah! i dont know myself i took that from one of my friends that is studying in astronomy, but remember this is only an estimation of how big our universe is ^_^

Phædrus2401 · 11-03-2009, 06:58 PM

The universe isn't expanding; the space between objects is growing.

Imagine you're on the surface of a balloon, and you're two dimensional. Kinda like flatland, only the whole thing is spherical. You can only see front, back, left and right, but not up off the surface of the balloon, or down into it.

Now imagine that the balloon is covered with hundreds of little dots. Now someone starts blowing air into the balloon. What do you see?

You see every dot start moving away from you. And if you're observant you'll notice that the dots farthest away are moving away faster than those that are close by.

Pick one of the dots and teleport to it. What do you see? The same exact thing. Even dots that seemed to be heading in this direction when you were in the other place appear to be heading away from you.

Everything is moving away from everything else, and this is what scientists mean by "expansion". We know that other galaxies are moving away because of red shift, aka the doppler effect. When something is moving away from you the light's wavelength gets "stretched" and so moves farther down the spectrum; towards the red. The faster something is moving away the more red it appears. And scientists have found that the farther away a galaxy is, the more red shifted it appears. So everything is moving away from everything else; like on the balloon.

Zealex · 11-03-2009, 08:08 PM

The universe is amazing.

Warfare · 11-04-2009, 08:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grimx133

Just click on the picture, it'll then be by itself in a browser. Right click on that picture and select "set as background", that'll put it on your desktop as the wallpaper. The actual picture size is 900x600 which is a 4:3 resolution. If you stretch it to fill the screen it'll distort, somewhat, if you have a widescreen monitor. You can center the picture instead and use whatever clour you want for the border. The stretch and center is in the desktop properties, just right click on a blank area of the desktop.

What I meant to say was,

I wish someone I knew or I was good with photoshop and could enhance the photo. Make it look clearer, and a higher definition.

I knew that you could just set it as your background, but it would be all distorted and the likes.

**WereBo** · 11-05-2009, 06:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Warfare

What I meant to say was,

I wish someone I knew or I was good with photoshop and could enhance the photo. Make it look clearer, and a higher definition.

I knew that you could just set it as your background, but it would be all distorted and the likes.

Unfortunately, 'Photobucket' won't allow larger pictures, but if you want it for a widescreen monitor (1440x900), this might do it - It might appear a bit pixelated, but it isn't distorted....

10-29-2009, 07:40 AM	#1 (permalink)
l_b_rex The almighty Dr.Tran! Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,105 OS: Vista Home Premium 32 bit	Nasa Pictures Archive http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html Enjoy some interesting space photos! __________________ If my avatar piques your interest, go to google and search Dr.Tran video and have a look.

10-29-2009, 10:56 AM	#2 (permalink)
WereBo Resident Village Idiot Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: SE London, UK Posts: 14,480 OS: Win-7, XP-Pro SP3 My System	Re: Nasa Pictures Archive Excellent - I needed some new desktop wallpapers Thank you lots __________________ I shall meet all of my deadlines directly in proportion to the amount of bodily injury I could expect to receive from missing them.

10-29-2009, 01:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
GoSuNi Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 297 OS: Windows Vista: Home Premium My System	Re: Nasa Pictures Archive I love space, so fascinating. __________________ Questions are infinite. Answers are finite

10-31-2009, 09:20 AM	#4 (permalink)
~~Engineer Babar~~ Troubled Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 720 OS: xp home 2006 sp2	Re: Nasa Pictures Archive Wow, wow very nice pics.. This universe is so large..

10-31-2009, 03:30 PM	#5 (permalink)
Warfare Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 372 OS: Win7 Ultimate 64bit My System	Re: Nasa Pictures Archive Wow... I just used up an hour of my time. LOL Thanks for the share! I loved this one... I wish I could make a wallpaper! http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap090905.html Last edited by Warfare; 10-31-2009 at 03:32 PM.

10-31-2009, 05:26 PM	#6 (permalink)
grimx133 Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Canada eh Posts: 3,144 OS: xp mce sp2, xp pro sp2, windows 7 beta My System	Re: Nasa Pictures Archive Just click on the picture, it'll then be by itself in a browser. Right click on that picture and select "set as background", that'll put it on your desktop as the wallpaper. The actual picture size is 900x600 which is a 4:3 resolution. If you stretch it to fill the screen it'll distort, somewhat, if you have a widescreen monitor. You can center the picture instead and use whatever clour you want for the border. The stretch and center is in the desktop properties, just right click on a blank area of the desktop. __________________

10-31-2009, 09:30 PM	#7 (permalink)
Phædrus2401 Hardware Tech Team Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Orleans Posts: 3,822 OS: Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 + Ubuntu 9.04 My System	Re: Nasa Pictures Archive http://z-e-r-o.up.seesaa.net/image/H...point_edit.jpg Look at that. Of all of those lights, less than a half dozen are individual stars. All the rest are galaxies. GALAXIES. Hundreds of them. And this is less than one tenth of one percent of our sky. __________________ Good PSU brands: Corsair, SeaSonic, CWT, PC Power and Cooling, Thermaltake Toughpower, CoolerMaster Real Power Pro On 80+ Certification - PSU Information and Selection - Power Supply Myths You don't get what you don't pay for.

11-02-2009, 12:20 AM	#8 (permalink)
FanEAW Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 117 OS: Vista Home Basic SP1 Build 6001	Re: Nasa Pictures Archive The universe expands itself at nearly 1.332 times the speed of light, making it to day approximately around 12.33 x 10^(44000) lightspeed. and creating around 10 galaxies every year and around 120 000 stars every month.

11-03-2009, 07:20 AM	#9 (permalink)
l_b_rex The almighty Dr.Tran! Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,105 OS: Vista Home Premium 32 bit	Re: Nasa Pictures Archive FanEAW. How can they know the universe is expanding if we don't even know how big the universe is or where it ends? I could never understand that. __________________ If my avatar piques your interest, go to google and search Dr.Tran video and have a look.

11-03-2009, 03:19 PM	#10 (permalink)
FanEAW Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 117 OS: Vista Home Basic SP1 Build 6001	Re: Nasa Pictures Archive bah! i dont know myself i took that from one of my friends that is studying in astronomy, but remember this is only an estimation of how big our universe is ^_^

11-03-2009, 06:58 PM	#11 (permalink)
Phædrus2401 Hardware Tech Team Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Orleans Posts: 3,822 OS: Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 + Ubuntu 9.04 My System	Re: Nasa Pictures Archive The universe isn't expanding; the space between objects is growing. Imagine you're on the surface of a balloon, and you're two dimensional. Kinda like flatland, only the whole thing is spherical. You can only see front, back, left and right, but not up off the surface of the balloon, or down into it. Now imagine that the balloon is covered with hundreds of little dots. Now someone starts blowing air into the balloon. What do you see? You see every dot start moving away from you. And if you're observant you'll notice that the dots farthest away are moving away faster than those that are close by. Pick one of the dots and teleport to it. What do you see? The same exact thing. Even dots that seemed to be heading in this direction when you were in the other place appear to be heading away from you. Everything is moving away from everything else, and this is what scientists mean by "expansion". We know that other galaxies are moving away because of red shift, aka the doppler effect. When something is moving away from you the light's wavelength gets "stretched" and so moves farther down the spectrum; towards the red. The faster something is moving away the more red it appears. And scientists have found that the farther away a galaxy is, the more red shifted it appears. So everything is moving away from everything else; like on the balloon. __________________ Good PSU brands: Corsair, SeaSonic, CWT, PC Power and Cooling, Thermaltake Toughpower, CoolerMaster Real Power Pro On 80+ Certification - PSU Information and Selection - Power Supply Myths You don't get what you don't pay for.

11-03-2009, 08:08 PM	#12 (permalink)
Zealex Tech, Games Team Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: USA Posts: 2,158 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium 32 bit SP2 My System	Re: Nasa Pictures Archive The universe is amazing. __________________ Xfire Steam Nvidia Drivers ATI Drivers DirectX 9.0c Game-O-Meter System Information for Windows(SIW) Revo Uninstaller