[meteorite-list] 2MASS ALL SKY SURVEY (APOD)

[Dawn & Gerald Flaherty]

Cosmic cellular structure!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sterling K. Webb" <kelly at bhil.com>
To: "Meteorite List" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2005 4:15 AM
Subject: [meteorite-list] 2MASS ALL SKY SURVEY (APOD)


> Hi,
> 
>     Awhile back I was babbling about the newly nominated super-dim Class
> L main sequence stars, whose very existence was discovered by the 2MASS
> ALL SKY SURVEY (in the 2 micron infrared).
>     Today's (06-26-05) Astronomy Picture of the Day is a huge 2MASS
> image of the entire universe!  Gorgeous!
>     <http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html>
>     Ok, it's only the LOCAL universe, a mere 1,600,000 galaxies, that's
> all, all laid out in delicate filaments and long walls to have their
> snapshot taken. (The stars have been removed; it's all galaxies.)
>     I don't know how many billion lightyears it goes out, but for those
> who like the BIG PICTURE, it's quite a sight!
>     Definitely worth a glance.
> 
> 
> Sterling K. Webb
> 
> 
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