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BH-Black_Hole-PIA13168.jpgSupermassive Black Hole70 visite"...'All hands on deck, we've run afloat!' I heard the captain cry
explore the ship, replace the cook: let no one leave alive!'
Across the straits, around the horn: how far can sailors fly?
A twisted path, our tortured course, and no one left alive...
We sailed for parts, unknown to man, where ships come home to die
No lofty peak, nor fortress bold, could match our captain's eye
Upon the seventh seasick day we made our port of call
A sand so white, and sea so blue, no mortal place at all...
We fired the gun, and burnt the mast, and rowed from ship to shore
The captain cried, we sailors wept: our tears were tears of joy
Now many moons and many junes have passed since we made land
A salty dog, this seaman's log: your witness my own hand..."
"Salty Dog" (Procol Harum)MareKromiumGiu 20, 2010
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Red_Rectangle-HST.jpgThe "Red Rectangle Nebula"86 visite"...I'm not in the business; I AM the Business..."
dal film "Blade Runner"MareKromiumGiu 14, 2010
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Rho_Ophiuci~1.jpgRho Ophiuci: Star Forming Region165 visite"...Every library should try to be complete on something, even if it were only the history of pinheads..."
Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809 - 1894; "The Poet at the Breakfast-Table - 1872")MareKromiumMag 28, 2010
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Exo-Planet-PIA13054.jpgExoplanet GJ 436b142 visiteAn unusual, Methane-free World is partially eclipsed by its Parent Star in this artist's concept. NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has found evidence that a hot, Neptune-sized planet orbiting a star beyond our Sun lacks Methane -- an ingredient common to many planets in our own Solar System.
Models of Planetary Atmospheres indicate that any world with the common mix of Hydrogen, Carbon and Oxygen, and a temperature up to 1000 Kelvin (1340 degrees Fahrenheit) should have a large amount of Methane and a small amount of Carbon Monoxide.
The Planet illustrated here, called GJ 436b, is about 800 Kelvin (or 980 degrees Fahrenheit) -- it was expected to have Methane but Spitzer's observations showed it does not. The finding demonstrates the diversity of exoplanets, and indicates that the commonly accepted models of Exoplanetary Atmospheres need to be revised.MareKromiumMag 19, 2010
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NGC4038-4039.jpgNGC 4038 and 4039 - The "Antennae"129 visite"I could be pretty pissed off about what happened to me, but it's hard to stay pissed when there's so much beauty in the world.
Sometimes it's like I'm seeing it all at once, and it's too much: my heart fills like a balloon about to pop, but then I remember to relax and stop trying to hold on to it.
Then, some time later, it pours through me, like rain, and I can't help but feel grateful for every single moment of my stupid little life.
You have no idea what I'm talking about, I'm sure, but don't worry. One day, you will."
(Traduzione)
"...Potrei essere piuttosto incazzato per quello che mi è successo, ma è difficile restare incazzati quando c'è tanta bellezza nel mondo.
A volte è come se la vedessi tutta insieme, ed è troppa: il cuore mi si riempie come un palloncino che sta per scoppiare, ma poi mi ricordo di rilassarmi e smetto di cercare di tenermela stretta.
Poi, un pò di tempo dopo, essa scorre attraverso me, come pioggia, e io non posso provare che gratitudine per ogni singolo momento della mia piccola, stupida vita.
Non avete idea di cosa sto parlando, ne sono sicuro, ma non preoccupatevi.. Un giorno, l'avrete..."
Dal film "American Beauty" MareKromiumMag 13, 2010
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NGC-6543-2.jpgThe "Cat's Eye Nebula"81 visite"Quand on ne fait rien, on se sent responsable de tout."
(Traduzione)
"...Quando non si fa nulla, ci si crede responsabili di tutto..."
Jean Paul SartreMareKromiumMag 13, 2010
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IC-434.jpgIC 434 - The "Horse Head Nebula"95 visite"On est toujours responsables de ce que nous n'avons pas pu éviter."
"...Si è sempre responsabili di quello che non siamo stati capaci di evitare..."
Jean Paul SartreMareKromiumMag 13, 2010
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PSR_B1509-58.jpgPulsar B1509-58 70 visite"...There are several kinds of stories, but only one is the really difficult kind: the humorous..."
Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)MareKromiumMag 05, 2010
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Maffei_1_and_2-PIA12865jpg.jpgMaffei One and Two74 visite"...The Fear for the Unknown is the Cornerstone of Faith..."
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"...La Paura dell'Ignoto la Pietra Angolare della Fede..."MareKromiumApr 18, 2010
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Cosmic_Dust-PIA12964_modest.jpgDust to Dust...94 visite"...L'arte di scriver storie sta nel saper tirar fuori, da quel poco che si è capito della Vita, tutto il resto; ma poi, finita la pagina, si riprende la Vita e ci s'accorge che quel che si sapeva è veramente nulla e, spesso, del tutto inutile..."
Italo Calvino
MareKromiumApr 14, 2010
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Supermassive_Black_Hole-PIA12966~0.jpgSupermassive Black Hole74 visite"...The best books are just the ones that say what we already know..."
(i libri migliori sono proprio quelli che dicono quel che già sappiamo)
George Orwell
MareKromiumApr 14, 2010
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G_54-PIA12982_modest.jpgDusty and Dead95 visite"...Without Freedom of Choice, there is no Creativity. And without Creativity, there is no Life..."
dal telefilm"Star Trek" (Serie Classica "Old Timers" - Episodio "Il ritorno degli Arconti")
MareKromiumApr 14, 2010
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