"The strongest affection and utmost zeal should, I think, promote the studies concerned with the most beautiful objects. This is the discipline that deals with the universe's divine revolutions, the stars' motions, sizes, distances, risings and settings . . . for what is more beautiful than heaven?" - Nicolas Copernicus
Friday, February 25, 2011
The Hubble Tuning Fork at Galaxy Zoo
Over at the Galaxy Zoo Blog this week I posted an article about the Hubble Tuning Fork after I made the below example using images like the one used by Galaxy Zoo.
After he found what universe really were, Edwin Hubble became the first individual to categorize universe. Astronomers use his program, known as the "Hubble Tuning Fork," even today. Tuning Forks
Wonderful Zooite Alice liked my post and linked it to an "Object of the Day" forum thread here: http://www.galaxyzooforum.org/index.php?topic=278969.0
ReplyDeleteAfter he found what universe really were, Edwin Hubble became the first individual to categorize universe. Astronomers use his program, known as the "Hubble Tuning Fork," even today.
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