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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Weaponising dark matter
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Is there a Higgins baby as well?
ReplyDeleteIf the red and green lines represent doppler shifting light sources, what are the white and gold?
ReplyDeleteSince there's no colour (velocity) gradient across the arms, I reckon the colours are all emission lines.
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