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World's Most Complex Radio Telescope Snaps Stunning 1st Photo of the Cosmos
- andrewcooke 15y agoin case it's not obvious the red blobs in the background are from alma. the awesome looking part is from hubble.
- hugh3 15y agoThat is indeed non-obvious, thanks for pointing it out.
- _moyo 15y agoi cant wait to see the pictures alma releases, that picture blew my mind.
- powertower 15y agoThose pictures are "false" color and detail. They in no way represent what you would see with your eyes if you were standing right in front of the object. Some of them are even manipulated by artists that add things to them. What you are seeing are a subset of radio waves being represented as human vision color in a non-linear way with additional artistic details.
- axx 15y agoYeah, i could totally reproduce that picture in 5 minutes with photoshop.
- lutorm 15y agoThey in no way represent what you would see with your eyes You'd think that would be obvious with a radio telescope...
- powertower 15y agoMost people don't realize this, especially the general public.
- HolyCarps 15y agoI hate how the ad in the video pops up every 30 seconds or so, even after dismissing the ad.
- snorkel 15y agoI was hoping it would look more like an embryo.
- wavephorm 15y agoThis doesn't beat the ultra deep field.
- cosgroveb 15y agoThe article does mention that only 19 of the planned 66 are on-line yet. I think considering that, it really is a pretty stunning photo.
- hugh3 15y agoIt is in no way comparable to the ultra deep field. That's optical. This is sub-millimetre (the region between infra-red and microwave). You see entirely different things, and use 'em for entirely different purposes. It's like saying that a Formula 1 car isn't better than a mining truck -- it's a meaningless comparison. Unless you're just saying that the images aren't as pretty as the Hubble Deep Field, in which case I agree. Things always look prettier in optical than in radio.
- VladRussian 15y agojust let the rest 60 somewhat telescopes to come online in addition to these 20 - the sharpness/detalization will get an order better
- bkudria 15y ago"Things always look prettier in optical than in radio." This is just an opinion expressed in an unusual way, right?