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Tuesday, 13 December 2016

Veeeerry accurate galaxy model in the Cardiff office.

Veeeerry accurate galaxy model in the Cardiff office. It's got a red central bulge and blue star-forming spiral arms. It's a bit warped, but that's because it's probably interacting with a massive companion (most likely angelic baby Tom Selleck Jesus on the tree).


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3 comments:

  1. Aaron Gilliland13 December 2016 at 13:59

    Is there a Higgins baby as well?

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  2. Gilmoure deTrimar13 December 2016 at 21:37

    If the red and green lines represent doppler shifting light sources, what are the white and gold?

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  3. Rhys Taylor13 December 2016 at 21:43

    Since there's no colour (velocity) gradient across the arms, I reckon the colours are all emission lines.

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