Wow! But I'm sure I've never seen anything like what appeared near the end in my sky. Is that visible everywhere?

Damn.

It's tilted. Why don't all the stars fall out the side?

Where's the nougat?

JerseyTim: Where's the nougat?

*snickers*

JerseyTim: Where's the nougat?

In the "Mars"

That's really cool stuff!!!

I wonder if there's a massive black hole at the centre of every spiral galaxy like the Milky Way.

aiiee: Wow! But I'm sure I've never seen anything like what appeared near the end in my sky. Is that visible everywhere?

THIS

never have i seen anything remotely like that

/WANT

aiiee: Wow! But I'm sure I've never seen anything like what appeared near the end in my sky. Is that visible everywhere?

East coast this time of year it's early evening.

aiiee: Wow! But I'm sure I've never seen anything like what appeared near the end in my sky. Is that visible everywhere?

It's not visible with the naked eye. The camera is taking REALLY long exposures to capture all the light, which makes things show up we wouldn't normally be able to see.

What does God need with a modified Canon EOS-5D?

I was under the impression you could only see the center of the galaxy from the southern hemisphere.

Man that bright star at the end really spoils the fun.

Careful, there's a being pretending to be God in there. And he needs a starship.

gopher321: I wonder if there's a massive black hole at the centre of every spiral galaxy like the Milky Way.


FTFY and answered too.

Being from the New York City area, I've never really "seen" the Milky Way. It wasn't until a college road trip when we were in the Rocky Mountains in Colorado that I looked up at the sky through the car window and thought I was looking at clouds. At first I thought it was odd to be able to see clouds at night without any city lights around but then I realized it was the Milky Way that I was seeing. I was in awe, to say the least.

jennyz: The camera is taking REALLY long exposures to capture all the light, which makes things show up we wouldn't normally be able to see.

It was also set to look into the near infra-red. Even if your eye could do long exposures, it still wouldn't see that. Not to detract from it at all- it's gorgeous. Pity our eyes suck so hard. Stupid evolution.

Anybody care to point out Terminus?

aiiee: Wow! But I'm sure I've never seen anything like what appeared near the end in my sky. Is that visible everywhere?

The sun appeared near the end of the video.

But if you're talking about the Milky Way, there's a common misconception that the purpose of a telescope is to magnify. Mostly what telescopes do is gather light. Lots of interesting things in the sky are plenty big enough to be seen, but they're too dim. the Andromeda galaxy appears about the same size as a full moon, and it's visible in the northern hemisphere - right near Cassiopeia, which is a constellation you're probably familiar with. So, you've probably looked right at Andromeda, but you can't really see it because it's dim.

Tofu: So, you've probably looked right at Andromeda, but you can't really see it because it's dim.

Or in layman's terms, second to the last star on the Big Dipper handle. It's right next to that. Look close enough and on a good clear night, you can see it.

Found it on YouTube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Z3cVQcfb-w

MUST be watched in HD.

LeroyB: Being from the New York City area, I've never really "seen" the Milky Way. It wasn't until a college road trip when we were in the Rocky Mountains in Colorado that I looked up at the sky through the car window and thought I was looking at clouds. At first I thought it was odd to be able to see clouds at night without any city lights around but then I realized it was the Milky Way that I was seeing. I was in awe, to say the least.

Same thing with me, but it happened in Northern Arkansas on a new moon night. Absolutely stunning.

Anyone else see a face in that?

Looked like Buddha with his eyes closed.

Or maybe Sydney Greenstreet.