NationStates Jolt Archive


U 2 can Search the Universe for UFO's!

Balderdash71964
06-08-2008, 17:03
I find yet another example of how great the Internet is...

You want to be or help the worlds astronomers but you can't afford your own Hubble telescope? Look no further than your local internet connection for the means and wherewithal to accomplish your dreams.

It's real, not a game or simulation, and you too can succeed, just like this fellow has...

A Dutch primary school teacher and amateur astronomer has discovered what some are calling a "cosmic ghost," a strange, gaseous object with a hole in the middle that may represent a new class of astronomical object.

The teacher, Hanny van Arkel, discovered the object while volunteering in the Galaxy Zoo project, which enlists the help of members of the public to classify galaxies online.

"At first, we had no idea what it was. It could have been in our solar system, or at the edge of the universe," Yale University astrophysicist Kevin Schawinski, a member and co-founder of the Galaxy Zoo team, said in a statement.
Link (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080805/sc_nm/cosmic_ghost_dc)

You want to search the unchartered sky for your object of fame? Take this Tutorial first and learn how to identify galactic objects for classification purposes and you too will be allowed access to the online resources.

Tutorial (http://www.galaxyzoo.org/Tutorial.aspx)
South Lorenya
06-08-2008, 17:08
But if U2 is searching the galaxy for estraterrestrials, they'll be too busy to make music!
Balderdash71964
06-08-2008, 17:09
But if U2 is searching the galaxy for estraterrestrials, they'll be too busy to make music!

Would that be a bad thing? :tongue:
Western Mercenary Unio
06-08-2008, 17:15
Would that be a bad thing? :tongue:

probably not.
Conserative Morality
06-08-2008, 17:20
I can't pass the darn test!
Balderdash71964
06-08-2008, 17:22
I can't pass the darn test!

You can, just keep practicing... those darn low angle away spirals can look like elipticals though ;)
Conserative Morality
06-08-2008, 17:25
You can, just keep practicing... those darn low angle away spirals can look like elipticals though ;)

THEY ALL LOOK THE SAME! ARGH! *Jumps off cliff in frustration*
Zilam
06-08-2008, 17:34
THEY ALL LOOK THE SAME! ARGH! *Jumps off cliff in frustration*

I passed 13/15 :D
Western Mercenary Unio
06-08-2008, 17:35
yeah!i passed the test on the first try!11 out of 15.of course i read a lot about astrophysics and astronomy.BTW did you know that kubism pictures four-dimensional objects?
Conserative Morality
06-08-2008, 17:40
I keep getting 7/15!
Balderdash71964
06-08-2008, 17:52
The closest thing to weird that I've found is this:
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee218/Balderdash71964/What_is_that.jpg

In reverse color too, it's easier to see the shape, or lack there of...