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General Discussion => Science & Nature => Topic started by: sam on November 11, 2010, 21:59

Title: Space Photos This Week: Leaky "Heart," Sun Devil, More
Post by: sam on November 11, 2010, 21:59

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Water flows from the heart-shaped northern lobe of the Aral Sea in Central Asia, as seen in a recently released picture taken by the ESA/NASA Landsat 5 satellite. Once the world's fourth-largest inland body of water, the Aral Sea has been shrinking over the past 50 years as water has been diverted for irrigation.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/11/photogalleries/101110-space-shuttle-galaxy-aral-sea-plasma-pictures-119/?now=2010-11-10-00:01

Title: Re: Space Photos This Week: Leaky "Heart," Sun Devil, More
Post by: Clive on November 11, 2010, 22:15

Isn't that edge-on galaxy the most fantastic picture?  It really shows that the vast majority of its stars lie in the plane of the galaxy. 

Title: Re: Space Photos This Week: Leaky "Heart," Sun Devil, More
Post by: sam on November 12, 2010, 01:40

still though, there is a larger halo that is just not visible, love all the background galaxies too.

Title: Re: Space Photos This Week: Leaky "Heart," Sun Devil, More
Post by: Clive on November 12, 2010, 08:34

It's a truly awesome pic.