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    Photos Hand of God

    Moving on from my Eye of God post HERE , I bring you ......

    Hand of God


    A small, dense object only twelve miles in diameter is responsible for this beautiful X-ray nebula that spans 150 light years. At the center of this image made by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory is a very young and powerful pulsar, known as PSR B1509-58, or B1509 for short. The pulsar is a rapidly spinning neutron star which is spewing energy out into the space around it to create complex and intriguing structures, including one that resembles a large cosmic hand. In this image, the lowest energy X-rays that Chandra detects are red, the medium range is green, and the most energetic ones are colored blue. Astronomers think that B1509 is about 1700 years old as measured in Earth's time-frame (referring to when events are observable at Earth) and is located about 17,000 light years away.



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    I wait with bated breath for "genitalia of God"
    If at first you don't succeed.....redefine success. . . .


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    Quote Originally Posted by blaggard View Post
    I wait with bated breath for "genitalia of God"
    you sarcastic bastard


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    I'm no Bastard, I know, I was at the wedding

    Great shots, from the Hubble site? I have the "eye" as my iPhone wallpaper!
    If at first you don't succeed.....redefine success. . . .


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    Quote Originally Posted by blaggard View Post
    I'm no Bastard, I know, I was at the wedding

    Great shots, from the Hubble site? I have the "eye" as my iPhone wallpaper!
    Hand of God was from the Chandra site HERE



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    "Cock of Christ??"
    "Where you are is what you eat. When I'm in London I'll have beans on toast for lunch. On holiday � what? Tapas? Go on then I'll have a bit. You eat whatevers in that area"
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