Exciting new research related to NGC 253-dw2

[strongmanmike]

I am very excited about some new and profound research undertaken that relates to my discovery of lill'ol smudgekin NGC 253-dw2

Read the article HERE (http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2017/11/-the-ultimate-dark-matter-detector-nasaesa-hubble-measures-the-exact-3d-motions-of-stars.html)

Contributing to great understandings of the Universe is humbling and veeery cool :)

Mike

[PeterM]

Veeeery cool indeed, congrats Mike.

[xelasnave]

Mike that is wonderful I can only imagine how this must feel.
Really one of those amazing high points in life that must make you and your family proud and so you should be.
Now get back out there and do something for next week.
So happy to see everything going so well for you and your new gear.
Shout your self a motor for the dome your deserve it.
Alex

[strongmanmike]

Cheers Pete, when I saw the article I had a big smile on my face. Back in Jan 2016, Prof Brian Schmidt said the following about our discovery when it was announced:

The new discovery is "remarkable" for what it could reveal about the fundamental problem in explaining the universe, which is the role of dark matter. Mr Sidonio went out and took this beautiful picture, and on it was a little galaxy, one of these little galaxies, that we didn't know was there, but might be related to the mysteries of dark matter."

....and he was right :D

Mike

[RickS]

That's great, Mike :thumbsup:

[strongmanmike]

Cheers Alex and yes it is in the pipeline :D

Mike

[Atmos]

Fantastic Mike :D

[Bart]

"lill'ol smudgekin" :lol: Awwww.......that is soooo cute! LOL! :)

Top stuff again, Mike! You're beginning to make a habit of this! Please save something for the rest of us mere mortals! :hi:

[gaseous]

That’s incredibly exciting. I can’t imagine the tingles you must have felt when you first saw your “smudge” and realized what it was. The fact that it’s also being used for dark matter research just puts it on another level again.

[ZeroID]

Wow ! Excellent work Mike and Rolf.
Congratulations to you both.

[SimmoW]

Uber cool Mike!

[strongmanmike]

Cheers guys :thumbsup:

Oh and Brent, Rolf wasn't in on this one, we collaborated on the Centaurus A paper :)

Mike

[strongmanmike]

He he, Cheers Bart, NGC 253-dw2 "The Cute Galaxy" :lol: ...and there is another paper on something else, to be released soon :P

Mike

[xelasnave]

How about a close up of it?
Alex

[wavelandscott]

That is really cool!

[strongmanmike]

Cheers Alex and Scott, yes pretty exciting really, I've been imaging and photographing the skies for over 35 years, so had to be for some reason :rolleyes: so... why not to eventually contribute to the grand understanding of the entire Universe!!!....:lol:

Mike

[xelasnave]

Mike given your experience do you think it possible to go deep on Mikes Galaxy?
Alex

[strongmanmike]

Sure, possible Alex, but it'd be just a slightly more resolved smudge...:P

[Shiraz]

yep, that is very cool Mike. top stuff:thumbsup:

[strongmanmike]

Cheers Shiraz, it's a blast being part of it all :thumbsup:

Mike