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Vista is the latest telescope to come online at the European Southern Observatory’s outpost in the Chilean desert. It is the largest sky-mapping survey telescope and is perched on a peak next to the Very Large Telescope. It has a 13.5-foot mirror and a three-ton, 67-megapixel camera. The result is a sensitivity 40 times greater than previous infrared surveyors, which will provide a whole new look at the southern sky, as these first VISTA images released to the public show.
Thick clouds of dust usually obscure the Flame Nebula in visible light, but a brand new infrared telescope saw right through to capture this spectacular image. The Flame Nebula, pictured above, is a cloud of ionized gas located around 1,000 light-years away in the Orion constellation.
Originally posted by Eurisko2012
The James Webb Space Telescope looks even better.
I think they should put it in orbit around the moon!
It's very clear and cool on the dark side of the moon.
Originally posted by Keymaster1
WOW! More pictures of stars! WOW! Only 2 TRILLION DOLLARS! (facetious), Truly, aren't you sick and tired of billions of tax-payers dollars being flushed down the toilet so the guys/girls who got beat up and picked on in school can have something to do with their lives!
Get real! What the hell is going on, what is the purpose of this garbage!
What are we (the people) getting out of this!
What value is it to know HOW BIG (actually UNKNOWABLE, because we humans are actually too stupid, on a galactic scale of knowing anything) the universe is when we're starving ourselves into annialation with petty wars(faked) and fake illnesses, fake global warming, fake governments faking EVERYTHING to make themselves richer and you and I poorer!
Originally posted by jra
Originally posted by Eurisko2012
The James Webb Space Telescope looks even better.
In what way? It won't be launched until 2014.
I think they should put it in orbit around the moon!
Why? I think putting it at the Lagrangian point 2 as planned is a much better choice.
It's very clear and cool on the dark side of the moon.
There is no 'dark side' of the Moon.
Back on topic. The images from Vista look great. So many stars in that Constellation Sagittarius image, it's incredible.
EDIT: Wow, Keymaster1... I don't even know where to begin...
[edit on 14-12-2009 by jra]
Originally posted by serbsta
...Thirdly the European Space Agency (ESA) is not using your tax money to view the cosmos, you can put that one on NASA...
Originally posted by Eurisko2012
The James Webb Telescope is larger than the HST.
I'm sure it is possible to hide behind the moon so the sun won't
heat up the telescope. It looks like they put a huge heat shield
on it keep the temperature down on the telescope.
Putting it in orbit around the moon would make it closer and easier to service. I think a modified space shuttle could make it to the moon and
back no problem. What if a gyro goes bad on it?
Originally posted by jra
You can't hide something on one side of the Moon if it's in orbit. And all sides of the Moon get an equal amount of light. Like I said, there is no 'dark side' of the Moon.
Originally posted by Keymaster1
ESA gets significant amount of funding from NASA for joint projects, so I do have a right to gripe!
Originally posted by serbsta
Excuse my ignorance, but isn't a reference to the 'dark side' of the moon meant to mean the side that we simply do not see?
Originally posted by Keymaster1
reply to post by Schmidt1989
1st. This is MY COUNTRY, My family arrived here in 1640a.d.
2nd. I've been to about 13 different countries, they are not that bad, t.v. has brainwashed you into thinking everywhere else is horrible, they're not, as a matter of fact there are about 25 countries that have a far higher standard of living than America.
3rd. My life is Great!
4TH. ESA gets significant amount of funding from NASA for joint projects, so I do have a right to gripe!
5th. Count my blessings! WHAT! you mean 12 trillion in debt, 100,000 americans killed every year by Doctors/Hospitals, 35,000 killed every year by "FLU", HUH?, 50,000 killed every year by Auto accidents that could be averted if the govt. wasn't being paid off by the Auto makers to lower safety standards and fail to keep our roads in good condition by wasting money on frivolous projects like this, etc etc etc , and on and on!
6th. gustav holst and elton john? you call that music?
7th. Get away from the "educational system" it's warping your brain!
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Originally posted by serbsta
Originally posted by jra
You can't hide something on one side of the Moon if it's in orbit. And all sides of the Moon get an equal amount of light. Like I said, there is no 'dark side' of the Moon.
Excuse my ignorance, but isn't a reference to the 'dark side' of the moon meant to mean the side that we simply do not see? I never thought of the 'dark side' as being literally dark, with no sunlight, just out of our sight here on Earth.