May 11 2009Another Day, Another Cosmic Eyeball
We've already seen God's hand, God's eye and the Eye of Sauron, so why not another cosmic ball of eye? This here is the latest in a batch of images from the Hubble Space Bubblescope of planetary nebula Knockout 4-55. Enter Punch-Out tie-in here. I AM THE L337 BLOGGAR!
Planetary nebulas have nothing to do with planets. They were named so because in early telescopes, they had the fuzzy look of planets in our outer solar system. In fact planetary nebulas sit throughout our galaxy. This one contains the outer layers of a red giant star that were expelled into interstellar space when the star was in the late stages of its life.Ultraviolet radiation emitted from the remaining hot core of the star ionizes the ejected gas shells, causing them to glow.
In the specific case of K 4-55, a bright inner ring is surrounded by a bipolar structure. The entire system is then surrounded by a faint red halo, seen in the emission by nitrogen gas. This multi-shell structure is fairly uncommon in planetary nebulae.
BOOM, YOU DIDN'T EVEN KNOW YOU WAS GETTING ASTRONOMY LESSONED! Now, for your astrology lesson: it's all bullshit. Also, you will make decisions soon. NO I AM NOT HIGH. Tell me, if eyes are the windows to one's soul, is a cosmic eye THE WINDOW TO ANOTHER DIMENSION?! And, if so, is there a dinosaur park there? ZOMG -- quick, tie me to a rocket engine!
Hubble Photographs Giant Eye in Space [yahoonews]
Thanks to Watch-303, who may or may not be operating out of Boulder/Denver region.
Reader Comments
1. AlxH - May 11, 2009 11:35 AM
ohh look at the blueee!!!
(oh and FIRSTT!!!!)
2. Angel Mass - May 11, 2009 11:41 AM
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3. Science imageboard - May 11, 2009 11:45 AM
Why I can't be first?
4. catch22 - May 11, 2009 11:46 AM
SAURON IS WATCHING US ALL!!!
5. MystiQue - May 11, 2009 11:48 AM
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6. Timbo - May 11, 2009 11:52 AM
Space eye= awesome
Well done GW...well done...
7. $.02 and a pocket full of FAH-Q - May 11, 2009 12:03 PM
oooh ahhh - I like!
8. Boost - May 11, 2009 12:04 PM
Is the entire world in the 3rd grade?
"Ooooo! It's an eye! Probably of God!"
No it's not. It's a cosmic formation.
Let's smarten up people.
9. elboroto - May 11, 2009 12:07 PM
It's a wormhole in the mouth of an orange ethereal space monkey. That's the entry. The exit is kinda shitty...
10. Gubba - May 11, 2009 12:15 PM
Ok? When will they find news of importance instead of bothering us with this goop! All the money that went into those scopes and all they find is nebulas moons and f*ing Stars. I am officially fed up and depleated of hope for mankind. Stick our heads between our legs and kiss our asses goodbye.
11. kreebilicus - May 11, 2009 12:15 PM
"look into my eyes, you will see,
the images of planetary nebulae.
don't tell me it's not worth..."
better than the original, at any rate.
12. Pew³ - May 11, 2009 12:20 PM
Cosmic eye is watching your masturbate!
13. Timbo - May 11, 2009 12:27 PM
Shut up @8!!! You shut your face!!!
It looks cool! We likey!
Hater... I'm grouchy today....
14. Science imageboard - May 11, 2009 12:27 PM
@1.
Spoiler:
It's not really blue, it's all computer colored.
http://www.ib4f.com/board/science
15. naas - May 11, 2009 12:29 PM
♪ I always feel like...
♪ someone is waaatching mee.....
♫ and I have no privaacy, whoa-oa ♫
16. Timbo - May 11, 2009 12:31 PM
Oh ya! I'm feelin that beat naas
17. naas - May 11, 2009 12:54 PM
Timbo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zf7Zkqpmwso
18. cranktrain - May 11, 2009 12:56 PM
Are you sure it's not God's Gaping Sphincter? Maybe it is.
Maybe the little NASA tech that got to color the photo got the colors wrong and it is really a BROWN EYE.
Wink atcha homeslice.
19. Gordon "Fücking" Shumway - May 11, 2009 1:05 PM
Thanks naas. Now I have tha god aweful song stuck in my head. At least Morris Day and the Time are danceable. Oh-e-oh-e-oh!
20. Daisy - May 11, 2009 1:06 PM
FAKE!!!!
This is a complete photoshop job. You can tell its a fake because the shadow's are all wrong.
This is exactly like that scene in the movie Never Back Down where Max turned in some astronomy themed artwork for his astronomy project at school. He arranged the pictures so god's finger was poking Sauron in the eye, with a cosmic "hey moron, pick 2". Luckily for Sauron he knew how to block it.
21. Darth - May 11, 2009 2:33 PM
I haven't seen a brown eye yet.Maybe they should turn the Hubble the other way for the change.
22. $.02 and a pocket full of FAH-Q - May 11, 2009 2:37 PM
18- Are you saying we got goatse'd by God?
23. naas - May 11, 2009 3:52 PM
Ha sorry Shum, didn't mean to leave you with a repeat like that one in your head..... What doesn't kill you makes your stronger I guess☺
24. Watch-303 - May 11, 2009 6:12 PM
it made it!
25. Aids - May 11, 2009 7:56 PM
Now where is gods ass
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26. jaja_nine - May 12, 2009 3:47 AM
owh...one more fake!!! i do it better with my cheap computer!!!
27. Gordon "Fücking" Shumway - May 12, 2009 10:46 AM
@23
Don't worry. I went home, got drunk and danced around to Jungle Love. All is right with the world once again.
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