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strongmanmike
21-09-2009, 05:13 PM
This recent image by the new Hubble camera is simply breathtaking and humbling. How far ahead of his time was that "man of the century" Albert bloke!!:eyepop:

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap090921.html

I laugh at those people who say to us astro types "but how do they know?" :rolleyes:...here it is in..?..blue and yellow? :question:

Mike
Benno85
21-09-2009, 05:18 PM
:jawdrop:

Amazing, just stunning.....the resolution of the "streak" is awesome!
astroron
21-09-2009, 05:20 PM
Too True Mike:)An absolutely stunning image:eyepop:
As you say a man ahead of his time :thumbsup:
renormalised
21-09-2009, 05:55 PM
He was smart, yes. Had a good imagination and an IQ of 160, yes. But it's about time people stop looking upon him as if he is the "be all and end all" of physics. He wasn't as smart as what a lot of people like to think he was. Quantum Physics pretty much eluded him...he did not like it.

Other than that, that is a pretty spic image!!:D
Astro78
21-09-2009, 07:23 PM
brilliant!

(although now will be up all night wondering how time can be constant)
sheeny
21-09-2009, 07:43 PM
That is impressive!

Thanks Mike.

Al.
DavidU
21-09-2009, 07:55 PM
Yep, great image ! Was this Albert fella an IIS member?:D
stephenb
21-09-2009, 08:16 PM
That is amazing. It's so hard to get your head around!
bobson
21-09-2009, 08:17 PM
If you mean Albert Einstein, then you should mention his former wife Mileva Maric, serbian mathematician too.

Many don't know the reason why he gave all the money from Nobel Price to Mileva Maric. No, it was not just 'cos they had two kids together.
Terry B
21-09-2009, 10:25 PM
Great image.
So has any amateur been able to image any gravitaional lensed arcs?
What a challenge!
garyp
21-09-2009, 10:44 PM
WOW!!! Great image.

Thanks Mike
renormalised
21-09-2009, 11:44 PM
No...she was a better mathematician than he was and was probably the one that helped him with Relativity (she may have done the math, initially).
MrB
22-09-2009, 12:47 AM
!



Simon
omnivorr
22-09-2009, 01:40 AM
like the amoebae in a droplet of water
spearo
22-09-2009, 06:14 AM
I was just wondering the same thing...
frank
[1ponders]
22-09-2009, 07:49 AM
Yes. there was a post on it a few months ago. I'll see if i can dig up the link.
[1ponders]
22-09-2009, 08:10 AM
Here is the thread with a link to an "amateur" image

http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=47161&highlight=gravitational+lensing
sjastro
22-09-2009, 09:20 AM
Actually it was Marcel Grossmann.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Grossmann

Mileva Maric's contribution to GR is highly debatable.

Regards

Steven