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Old 24-01-2006, 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by mickoking
Deep sky is my passion and I do it visually. Real objects emitting real photons in real time is there anything better? Looking at something like the orion nebula is awsome but I also get a big thrill looking at a distant object like Quasar 3C 273. 2 billion light years away. It's light created by an acreation disk around a hyper massive black hole.
That's what I meant to say!!! Well said, Mickoking.

BTW, where can I find Quaser 3C 273?
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