Space

[Saints1]

http://triggerpit.com/2010/11/22/incredible-pics-nasa-astronaut-wheelock/

Some astonishing pictures here.

 

[Seaton]

Aye, seen these on Aberdeen-mad once.

Got to say the pictures at 'night-time' are by far the best for me, especially the one over Europe= Magic

 

[Saints1]

Finally someone with a bit of taste!

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Some top pictures there

This is my favourite space picture (warning - It's 18mb and about 60000 x 6000 or something ridiculous)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/Hubble_ultra_deep_field_high_rez_edit1.jpg

It's mad to think all of those galaxies etc. are out there and actually look like that
Doesn't look real at all

 

[Feicarsinn]

Nasa have been publishing a picture every day for the last fourteen years. Some are a bit average but every now and then you get an absolute gem.

Here's the link:
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/

Oh here's my favourite picture of space. I think it was taken by one of the Galelio probes but I can't remember my astro lectures.

Edit: If you can see that dot on the outmost ring thingy, that's Earth.

 

[Seaton]

Oh here's my favourite picture of space. I think it was taken by one of the Galelio probes but I can't remember my astro lectures.

Edit: If you can see that dot on the outmost ring thingy, that's Earth.

Now that looks animated/photoshopped

Didn't realise that that much sunlight got to Saturn, to make such an 'impression' (for lack of a better word)

 

[Feicarsinn]

Now that looks animated/photoshopped

Didn't realise that that much sunlight got to Saturn, to make such an 'impression' (for lack of a better word)

It's a planetary eclipse. I know, it looks so fake, but it ain't.

Edit: It was taken by Cassini.

 

[Seaton]

It's a planetary eclipse. I know, it looks so fake, but it ain't.

Edit: It was taken by Cassini.

Nah, I'm pretty sure it's photoshopped

 

[Feicarsinn]

Nah, I'm pretty sure it's photoshopped

Say it again mofo!

 

[TRF_Olyy]

The two Voyagers got some good images of Saturn (and other planets too)
http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/saturn.html

 

[shtove]

The two Voyagers got some good images of Saturn (and other planets too)
http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/saturn.html

Resolution quite low - wanted a pic of the rings for desktop, but it looks like a 1970s carpet weave.

 

[Feicarsinn]

Resolution quite low - wanted a pic of the rings for desktop, but it looks like a 1970s carpet weave.

This should do:


http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/0407/colorrings_cassini_big.jpg

 

[shtove]

OK, I like the photos of outer space and I decided to replace my current desktop image - riot police at night outside Westminster. But the links from this thread are low resolution.

So I went googling and came up with this:



Looks a bit Jackson Pollock. But when it converted to full screen, I could see three demonic faces.

Anyone else see them, or am I mad?

The photo doesn't enlarge to full screen, so click this site, scroll down 40% to the first nebula photo, and right click to make it your desktop image:

http://www.bittbox.com/resources/35-stunning-hi-res-public-domain-astronomy-images

Do you see the faces? Am I a victim of photoshop terror?

p.s. Feicarsinn, just saw your post - thanks.