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Nasa Image of the day....Neutron Star
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 6:49 pm
by downhill
In December 2004, a neutron star flared up so brightly, it temporarily blinded all the x-ray satellites in space, and lit up the Earth's upper atmosphere. This tremendous blast of energy was from a giant flare created by the neutron star's twisting magnetic field. Objects like this are called magnetars, and they produce magnetic fields trillions of time more powerful than those here on Earth. These fields are so strong they can actually buckle the surface of the neutron star causing these powerful star quakes.
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 6:58 pm
by Izzo
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 7:00 pm
by triniwasp
A teaspoon worth of a Neutron star would weigh 200 million tons, that's how dense they are.
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 7:07 pm
by YARDofSTUF
do they have a larger version?
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 7:07 pm
by Prey521
Impressive! wow!
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 9:53 pm
by Shagster
Would love to wake up every morning and walk out on the patio to that1
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 10:06 pm
by downhill
YARDofSTUF wrote:do they have a larger version?
Not that I can find.
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 10:20 pm
by Brk
I still call Photoshop. I don't think they actually find anything out there, but they hav to justify their budget AND existence.
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 11:59 pm
by Prey521
Burke wrote:I still call Photoshop. I don't think they actually find anything out there, but they hav to justify their budget AND existence.
Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 2:36 am
by loop2kil
by any chance was this resized from say...1600x1200?
would love to have it if so.
Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 2:16 pm
by cyberskye
Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 6:48 pm
by MissTynker2
That is gorgeous! Thank you so much for the share
