Posted on Jun 10, 2022
APOD: 2022 June 10 - Arp 286: Trio in Virgo
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Good Red Friday evening, Rallypoint, and welcome to the June 10th Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD): "Arp 286: Trio in Virgo." Halton Arp was an American astronomer (d. 2013) known for publishing the "Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies" in 1966. What's a 'peculiar' galaxy? There are two types: interacting galaxies, and those with active galactic nuclei. Today's APOD, Arp 286, is an entry from Halton Arp's catalog that lies 90 million light years from Earth in the constellation Virgo. The largest of the three, NGC 5566, is approximately 150,000 light years across. NGC 5569 is just above it and to the left. NGC 5560 is just right of NGC 5566, and is obviously distorted by its interaction with its larger neighbor. Instead of seeing a galactic merger in process due to gravitational attraction, Arp would argue that we are witnessing galactic ejection in action; i.e. NGC 5560 has been ejected from NGC 5569. Different perspectives of Arp 286 have been featured in APOD since 2010.
APOD: 2022 June 10 - Arp 286: Trio in Virgo
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The Church - Under The Milky Way
The Church - Under The Milky WaySometimes when this place gets kind of empty,Sound of their breath fades with the light.I think about the loveless fascinatio...
Thank you my space-exploration advocate friend Maj William W. 'Bill' Price for posting the June 10, 2022 Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD); Arp 286: Trio in Virgo, Image Credit Nicolas Rolland
Image: Arp 286: Trio in Virgo,
APOD Background: "Explanation: This colorful telescopic field of view features a trio of interacting galaxies almost 90 million light-years away, toward the constellation Virgo. On the right two spiky, foreground Milky Way stars echo the extragalactic hues, a reminder that stars in our own galaxy are like those in distant island universes. With sweeping spiral arms and obscuring dust lanes, the dominant member of the trio, NGC 5566, is enormous, about 150,000 light-years across. Just above it lies smaller, bluish NGC 5569. Near center a third galaxy, NGC 5560, is apparently stretched and distorted by its interaction with massive NGC 5566. The trio is also included in Halton Arp's 1966 Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies as Arp 286. Of course, such cosmic interactions are now appreciated as part of the evolution of galaxies. "
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The Church - Under The Milky Way
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mA54NBtPKdI
Image: Arp 286: Trio in Virgo,
APOD Background: "Explanation: This colorful telescopic field of view features a trio of interacting galaxies almost 90 million light-years away, toward the constellation Virgo. On the right two spiky, foreground Milky Way stars echo the extragalactic hues, a reminder that stars in our own galaxy are like those in distant island universes. With sweeping spiral arms and obscuring dust lanes, the dominant member of the trio, NGC 5566, is enormous, about 150,000 light-years across. Just above it lies smaller, bluish NGC 5569. Near center a third galaxy, NGC 5560, is apparently stretched and distorted by its interaction with massive NGC 5566. The trio is also included in Halton Arp's 1966 Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies as Arp 286. Of course, such cosmic interactions are now appreciated as part of the evolution of galaxies. "
FYI SMSgt Lawrence McCarter Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. PO3 Edward Riddle CPL Douglas Chrysler MSgt Gloria Vance SSG Michael Noll SPC Michael Duricko, Ph.D CSM Charles Hayden GySgt Jack Wallace1SG Dan Capri CSM Bob Stanek SGM Bill Frazer SGM Major Stroupe 1SG Joseph DarteyMAJ Bob Miyagishima SGT Mary G. PO1 William "Chip" Nagel PO2 Marco Monsalve SSgt David M.
The Church - Under The Milky Way
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mA54NBtPKdI
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LTC Stephen F.
Acoustic version of Godsmack's "Spiral". From "An Evening With Godsmack". I LOVE THIS SONG!!!
The wonders of the heavens
Godsmack - Spiral
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GFPAQiaYYs
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Godsmack - Spiral
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GFPAQiaYYs
FYI PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Maj William W. 'Bill' Price SGT Tiffanie G. CPL Douglas Chrysler SSgt Kelly D. PO3 Edward Riddle Sgt (Join to see) CWO4 Terrence ClarkCWO3 Dave Alcantara Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. SSgt Brian Brakke SPC Michael Terrell SPC Woody Bullard CPL Ronald Keyes Jr SSG Donald H "Don" Bates SPC Michael Duricko, Ph.DSSG William Jones Col (Join to see) CMDCM John F. "Doc" Bradshaw SFC Bernard Walko
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PO3 Edward Riddle
Thank You Brother Steve for the really nice song Spiral - Godsmack. They are a talented group
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PO3 Edward Riddle
Thank You Brother Steve for the info on Image: ARP 2286: Trio in Virgo and the really nice song The Church - Under The Milky Way, which was a very good visual experience
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Outstanding capture.
Any thoughts on the radio signals being received from some outer space source?
Any thoughts on the radio signals being received from some outer space source?
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Maj William W. 'Bill' Price
SPC Michael Duricko, Ph.D Radio is received already (e.g. the National Radio Astronomy Oberservatory) ...the questions on my mind are:1) is the source natural? and 2) if not, what is producing it? #2 is potentially the more interesting of the two.
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SPC Michael Duricko, Ph.D
Maj William W. 'Bill' Price So fascinating that if any updates come to your knowledge please share them if you can. Also, we did send an ID message to outer space perhaps hoping for a response.......think this might be such a response? All of this is starting to get spooky!
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Maj William W. 'Bill' Price
SPC Michael Duricko, Ph.D Not having direct access to all the data, I'm assuming most are natural. But you are correct: a non-natural response would be unsettling. And a bit presumptuous to think it would be benign or friendly.
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SPC Michael Duricko, Ph.D
Maj William W. 'Bill' Price Indeed, we could be sending out an invitation for our destruction by totally unknown beings or non-beings.
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