Tag Archives: Caltech

The Coiled Galaxy

Posted on August 12, 2016 by AstroDan77

Image credit & copyright: European Southern Observatory (ESO). 50 million light years away in the southern constellation, Fornax (furnace) is this beautiful barred spiral galaxy cataloged as NGC 1097. The sweeping blue spiral arms dotted with pink star forming regions … Continue reading →

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The Ignorance of Nibiru

Posted on June 12, 2016 by AstroDan77

Illustration credit & copyright: JPL; Batygin and Brown/Caltech. You know, I usually refrain from even writing posts like these for two main reasons. One is that they’re a complete waste of my or anyone else’s time and second is that … Continue reading →

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LIGO & Gravity Waves in Many Small Nutshells

Posted on February 12, 2016 by AstroDan77

All Videos & Illustrations Credit & Copyright: National Science Foundation (NSF) & Caltech/MIT LIGO. All information that I provide is via the NSF announcement video and the Caltech/MIT LIGO press release. As this is still a fluid and ongoing moment … Continue reading →

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ERIS & HER DAUGHTER ROAM THE SOLAR SYSTEM’S EDGE

Posted on January 5, 2015 by AstroDan77

Image Credit & Copyright: NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. Discovered on January 5, 2005 by Mike Brown (AKA Pluto Killer) and his team of Chad Trujillo and David Rabinowitz from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) discover minor planet 136199 Eris … Continue reading →

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A GIANT IS BORN (comparison)

Posted on September 9, 2014 by AstroDan77

Photo Credit & Copyright:  NASA/JPL-Caltech/GLIMPSE-MIPSGAL Teams. That’s right; the title to this post is the same as the last.  The content and object is the same as well except in this post I wanted to give you a comparison to … Continue reading →

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PARTICLES, FIELDS AND THE FUTURE OF PHYSICS

Posted on June 6, 2014 by AstroDan77

PARTICLES, FIELDS AND THE FUTURE OF PHYSICS Here’s a great lecture by Sean Carroll of CalTech at the 2013 Fermilab Users Meeting. If you have a love for all that is physics and some free time you will truly enjoy … Continue reading →

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STAR FORMING REGION RCW 49

Posted on April 26, 2014 by AstroDan77

STAR FORMING REGION RCW 49 Image Credit & Copyright: NASA/Caltech/JPL Spitzer Space Telescope. CLICK image for larger view and look below for information and links. This vast cave-like nebula is known as RCW 49 and it’s a thick pocket of … Continue reading →

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LET’S HAVE A LOOK AROUND OUR HOUSE!

Posted on February 21, 2014 by AstroDan77

LET’S HAVE A LOOK AROUND OUR HOUSE! Photo Credit: Caltech 2Mass All-Sky Survey of approximately a half-billion stars. CLICK photo for larger view and see below for information and links. With this post I’d like to address a question that’s … Continue reading →

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