I think it's beautiful... Too bad the pic resolution isn't better...
Still, it goes to my collection.


Careful what you wish... You might just get it.

ok.. maybe i'm the one thats down right now..

-the down astronomer

Science is knowledge.
Knowledge is power.
Time is money.
power = work/time
therefore, knowledge= work/money
therefore, money = work/knowledge
therefore, money is inversely proportional to knowledge.

therefore,

The more knowledge you have, the less money you have.

Prepare for the worst, for you have read the worst.

I like it.
Nice color effect.

But hey I want a description for what I see kimk !
As astronomer thats the least you can do for us
Ok I'll do it now, but only this time.


This is the "Rho Ophiuchus Nebula Complex"

This amazing complex of nebulosity revealed on long exposure color photographs is one of the most beautiful areas of the entire night sky.
It contains dark nebulae where lanes of obscuring dust hide background stars, blue reflection nebulae where the dust is illuminated by nearby stars and red emission nebulae where the hot hydrogen gas itself is glowing.

Also visible is a rare orange/yellow reflection nebula around the red-giant star Antares which is the overexposed object just to the left and slightly below the center of the photo.

Globular cluster M4 is just to the right. Rho Ophiuchi is the triple-star surrounded by IC 4604, the large blue reflection nebula at the top of the photo. Emission nebula Sh2-9 is at right.

where did you get that? did you follow my url in the pic? if so, well, i'm on dial up and couldn't be bothered on a long hunt for a description. sry abt that.. resident astronomer got pissed off for a while.

Beautiful pic.

Personaly, I'd like a detailed pic of Andromeda.

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Do any of you have lives?

That is a very stupid question. Don't you just love it when stupid people try to call you "nerd" only to be humiliated when you outsmart them.

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@maswastage.. i'll try get a pic of andromeda.. could swear i have it somewhere..

Science is knowledge.
Knowledge is power.
Time is money.
power = work/time
therefore, knowledge= work/money
therefore, money = work/knowledge
therefore, money is inversely proportional to knowledge.

therefore,

The more knowledge you have, the less money you have.

Prepare for the worst, for you have read the worst.

found it..

Explanation: Andromeda is the nearest major galaxy to our own Milky Way Galaxy. Our Galaxy is thought to look much like Andromeda. Together these two galaxies dominate the Local Group of galaxies. The diffuse light from Andromeda is caused by the hundreds of billions of stars that compose it. The several distinct stars that surround Andromeda's image are actually stars in our Galaxy that are well in front of the background object. Andromeda is frequently referred to as M31 since it is the 31st object on Messier's list of diffuse sky objects. M31 is so distant it takes about two million years for light to reach us from there. Although visible without aid, the above image of M31 is a digital mosaic of 20 frames taken with a small telescope. Much about M31 remains unknown, including how the center acquired two nuclei.
the astronomer

Science is knowledge.
Knowledge is power.
Time is money.
power = work/time
therefore, knowledge= work/money
therefore, money = work/knowledge
therefore, money is inversely proportional to knowledge.

therefore,

The more knowledge you have, the less money you have.

Prepare for the worst, for you have read the worst.

Great pics as always

And as for having a life, I'm off to do some underwater bungy jumping

Skymouse

Nice... Very nice... as always.


Careful what you wish... You might just get it.

as always kimk your pics are astrnomically fun to watch

anyways I would say that your top pic was almost the inspiration for sirius

thnx.. i'm hunting again.. beyond the reaches of APOD.. hopefully i might get something good.