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The Deconstruction of Falling Stars

Language of HopeLanguage of Hope Elite Ranger
in Babylon 5
The universe is sooo beautiful.
[url="http://www.wired.com/news/photo/0,1860,46364,00.html"]The Deconstruction of Falling Stars[/url].

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We are one. No matter the blood, no matter the skin, no matter the world, no matter the star. .. We are one.
No matter the pain, no matter the darkness, no matter the loss, no matter the fear. .. We are one.
- Alliance Preamble to the Declaration of Principles, The Paragon of Animals
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Comments

  • Falcon1Falcon1 Elite Ranger
    Wow, stunning shot, its a reminder of how dangerous, explosive, and beautiful the universe is, all at the same time.

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  • Shuup NickShuup Nick Ranger
    Whoa...! [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/eek.gif[/img]
    That's [b]HUGE[/b], and it happened so long ago.
    It's nice, but I hope it doesn't happen too close to us next time. So what was it then, was it a star or something larger?

    Cherio.

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    Mater tva criceta fvit, et pater tvo redolvit bacarvm sambvcvs.
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    That's nothing. I have a video of a supernova. It looks really ****ing cool, you can see the shockwaves spreading out from the source and heating the material they pass through.

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    The Balance provides. The Balance protects.

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  • MessiahMessiah Failed Experiment
    That was probably a nova... a star imploding that is...

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  • JackNJackN <font color=#99FF99>Lightwave Alien</font>
    [quote]Originally posted by Wired News:
    [b]This photo of shock-waves from a collapsing star documents an event that happened about 800 years ago in a constellation 5,000 light-years away.[/b][/quote]

    Ok... What's wrong with this picture?

    Sorry... Not the picture, but the comment below it...?

    [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/biggrin.gif[/img]

    Answer: If the event happened 800 years prior to us viewing it, and the light takes 5 thousand years to travel to us, then the event happened 5800 years ago...

    [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/wink.gif[/img]
  • Language of HopeLanguage of Hope Elite Ranger
    [quote]Originally posted by JackN:
    [b][...] If the event happened 800 years prior to us viewing it, and the light takes 5 thousand years to travel to us, then the event happened 5800 years ago...
    [/b][/quote]

    Nnnnnoo. Not exactly. If we just watched the event, and the light travelled 5,000 years until it reached us, then the event took place... 5,000 years ago. (Unless the light took a really long break.)

    What you had in mind was an ancient artifact called "The Historical Hubble Telescope" which is 800 years old [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/wink.gif[/img].


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    We are one. No matter the blood, no matter the skin, no matter the world, no matter the star. .. We are one.
    No matter the pain, no matter the darkness, no matter the loss, no matter the fear. .. We are one.
    - Alliance Preamble to the Declaration of Principles, The Paragon of Animals
    Webmaster [url="http://www.Sprungtor.de"]www.Sprungtor.de[/url]
  • samuelksamuelk The Unstoppable Mr. 'K'
    If you read the caption again, it does mention that it actually happened 5800 years ago (absolute time). The image that you're seeing was at a point 800 years after the star went nova.

    The Star went nova 5800 years ago. The Star is/was 5000 LY away from us. But the light that created that image left the star 800 years after it actually went nova.
  • SanfamSanfam I like clocks.
    Perty!
  • MelkorMelkor Elite Ranger
    boom

    [This message has been edited by Melkor (edited 08-30-2001).]
  • MelkorMelkor Elite Ranger
    *points to the above post* I can't believe I managed to mis-spell such a simple word
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    Hehhe...


    Damn, Sam bet me to it. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/smile.gif[/img] Jack didn't read far enough it seems. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/smile.gif[/img]

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    [b]Required reading: [url="http://www.minbari.co.uk/log12.2263/"]http://www.minbari.co.uk/log12.2263/[/url][/b]
    Never eat anything bigger than your own head.
    The Balance provides. The Balance protects.

    "Nonono...Is not [i]Great[/i] Machine. Is...[i]Not[/i]-so-Great Machine. It make good snow cone though." - Zathras
  • SanfamSanfam I like clocks.
    Too many margaritas, methinks.
  • JackNJackN <font color=#99FF99>Lightwave Alien</font>
    Not enough it seems...

    I swear they added that after I e-mailed them about it...

    [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/wink.gif[/img]
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    Sure, Jack. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/smile.gif[/img]

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    [b]Required reading: [url="http://www.minbari.co.uk/log12.2263/"]http://www.minbari.co.uk/log12.2263/[/url][/b]
    Never eat anything bigger than your own head.
    The Balance provides. The Balance protects.

    "Nonono...Is not [i]Great[/i] Machine. Is...[i]Not[/i]-so-Great Machine. It make good snow cone though." - Zathras
  • Language of HopeLanguage of Hope Elite Ranger
    Seems like I also didn't think far enough [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/wink.gif[/img]. But this topic wouldn't exist without me posting before thinking, eh? [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/wink.gif[/img]

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    We are one. No matter the blood, no matter the skin, no matter the world, no matter the star. .. We are one.
    No matter the pain, no matter the darkness, no matter the loss, no matter the fear. .. We are one.
    - Alliance Preamble to the Declaration of Principles, The Paragon of Animals
    Webmaster [url="http://www.Sprungtor.de"]www.Sprungtor.de[/url]
  • JackNJackN <font color=#99FF99>Lightwave Alien</font>
    You know...

    Getting back to the real reasons for this thread... (Beauty of the Universe)

    I felt that way about the Eagle nebula (Hubble M16 picture of the Star Pillars) when I first saw them.

    For the first time in REAL life, the Universe was presented in vibrant color, instead of the stale black and periodic hint of star colors.

    [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/wink.gif[/img]
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    Yeah. In fact, that's another good thing about B5. They had nebulas and stuff like that in the background of space shots. You look at Star Trek and its clones, most of them have plain starfields.
    It's so nice to see the beauty of the universe once in a while. I suggest you all do what I do and check [url="http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/"]this[/url] link once a day, every day. I have got some incredible wallpapers out of that thing.

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    [b]Required reading: [url="http://www.minbari.co.uk/log12.2263/"]http://www.minbari.co.uk/log12.2263/[/url][/b]
    Never eat anything bigger than your own head.
    The Balance provides. The Balance protects.

    "Nonono...Is not [i]Great[/i] Machine. Is...[i]Not[/i]-so-Great Machine. It make good snow cone though." - Zathras

    [This message has been edited by Biggles (edited 09-02-2001).]
  • David of MacDavid of Mac Elite Ranger Ca
    Well, it was more difficult, then, but they have started to get better. I think there was a faint blue-gray nebula around DS9, and Voyager started to have a nebula every other month.
  • AsturconAsturcon Ranger
    did you remember the animation at the end of freespace2?

    when the enemy blows the capella system?

    good weapons no?

    (freespace3 won´t be released [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/frown.gif[/img] )
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    Yes, but the thing with Voyager is that they arn't just nebulas in the background, they only have them when they have to fly through Yet Another Dangerous Nebula. And I don't remember any nebula around DS9.

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    Never eat anything bigger than your own head.
    The Balance provides. The Balance protects.

    "Nonono...Is not [i]Great[/i] Machine. Is...[i]Not[/i]-so-Great Machine. It make good snow cone though." - Zathras
  • SanfamSanfam I like clocks.
    Yesss....
    "Oh my god, It's in Technicolor!"

    [This message has been edited by Sanfam (edited 09-02-2001).]
  • David of MacDavid of Mac Elite Ranger Ca
    Well, it's either poor TV reception, or a very faint, spotty gray nebula in the opening credits.
  • Vertigo1Vertigo1 Official Fuzzy Dice of FirstOnes.com
    Biggles: Maybe so, but DS9 has something B5 has never shown. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/smile.gif[/img] A comet! [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/biggrin.gif[/img]

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    [b]Wesley[/b]: Worf, tell me what you know about attracting women.
    [b]Worf[/b]: *roars loudly*
    [b]Wesley[/b]: So you are saying i should roar?
    [b]Worf[/b]: No. The women roar..... and hurl heavy objects.

    [i]- Star Trek: The Next Generation[/i]

    [This message has been edited by Vertigo1 (edited 09-03-2001).]
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    True. But do you ever see it during the show? No! [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/smile.gif[/img]

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    Never eat anything bigger than your own head.
    The Balance provides. The Balance protects.

    "Nonono...Is not [i]Great[/i] Machine. Is...[i]Not[/i]-so-Great Machine. It make good snow cone though." - Zathras
  • Vertigo1Vertigo1 Official Fuzzy Dice of FirstOnes.com
    Come to think about it, there was a comet in the TNG theme....and they look pretty similar. Cooincidence?

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    [b]Wesley[/b]: Worf, tell me what you know about attracting women.
    [b]Worf[/b]: *roars loudly*
    [b]Wesley[/b]: So you are saying i should roar?
    [b]Worf[/b]: No. The women roar..... and hurl heavy objects.

    [i]- Star Trek: The Next Generation[/i]
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    No. Reuse. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/smile.gif[/img]

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    [b][url="http://www.minbari.co.uk/log12.2263/"]Required reading[/url][/b]
    Never eat anything bigger than your own head.
    The Balance provides. The Balance protects.

    "Nonono...Is not [i]Great[/i] Machine. Is...[i]Not[/i]-so-Great Machine. It make good snow cone though." - Zathras
  • SanfamSanfam I like clocks.
    Nah. TNG had one in the episode "Masks". It was perfectly spherical, and melted away from a phaser being fired at once spot. DS9's was far superior. It was more realistic, and did not house a gigantic alien archive. Nor did it take over the defiant. TNG also produces a stereotype that all perfectly spherical comets have an alien archive at their center. That is simply wrong.
  • Vertigo1Vertigo1 Official Fuzzy Dice of FirstOnes.com
    [quote]Originally posted by Biggles:
    [b]True. But do you ever see it during the show? No! [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/smile.gif[/img]
    [/b][/quote]

    Come to think about it, you do see one comet in DS9. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/smile.gif[/img] It was the ep with the three cardassian scientists and Kira going nuts over some stupid predition about the destruction of the wormhole.

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    [b]Wesley[/b]: Worf, tell me what you know about attracting women.
    [b]Worf[/b]: *roars loudly*
    [b]Wesley[/b]: So you are saying i should roar?
    [b]Worf[/b]: No. The women roar..... and hurl heavy objects.

    [i]- Star Trek: The Next Generation[/i]
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    Was it central or a part of the plot?

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    [b][url="http://www.minbari.co.uk/log12.2263/"]Required reading[/url][/b]
    Never eat anything bigger than your own head.
    The Balance provides. The Balance protects.

    "Nonono...Is not [i]Great[/i] Machine. Is...[i]Not[/i]-so-Great Machine. It make good snow cone though." - Zathras
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