[meteorite-list] 2MASS ALL SKY SURVEY (APOD)

From: Sterling K. Webb <kelly_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun Jun 26 04:15:33 2005
Message-ID: <42BE6405.3822D6C9_at_bhil.com>

Hi,

    Awhile back I was babbling about the newly nominated super-dim Class
L main sequence stars, whose very existence was discovered by the 2MASS
ALL SKY SURVEY (in the 2 micron infrared).
    Today's (06-26-05) Astronomy Picture of the Day is a huge 2MASS
image of the entire universe! Gorgeous!
    <http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html>
    Ok, it's only the LOCAL universe, a mere 1,600,000 galaxies, that's
all, all laid out in delicate filaments and long walls to have their
snapshot taken. (The stars have been removed; it's all galaxies.)
    I don't know how many billion lightyears it goes out, but for those
who like the BIG PICTURE, it's quite a sight!
    Definitely worth a glance.


Sterling K. Webb
Received on Sun 26 Jun 2005 04:15:01 AM PDT