03-Oct-2009, 11:55 AM
For those of us brought up on a diet of Flash Gordon and Ming the Merciless ongoing exploration of our Galaxy is fascinating stuff.
Some interesting articles on Google and in some newspapers today about the European funded Herschel Space Observatory with its UK led Spire Camera and the German Pacs Camera.
Sorry don't ,rather can't, do links but as far as I can understand Scotland was partially involved in some of this which goes far beyond Hubble in its capacity.
It is able to show through clouds of dust stars being born and their stages of formation- the colours are brilliant.
Incidentally I also read that the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland is due to be in action again anytime.
Must be about a year ago that images were flashed round the world when it was turned on but then information fizzled out when things went wrong.
Just an interested layperson[
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Some interesting articles on Google and in some newspapers today about the European funded Herschel Space Observatory with its UK led Spire Camera and the German Pacs Camera.
Sorry don't ,rather can't, do links but as far as I can understand Scotland was partially involved in some of this which goes far beyond Hubble in its capacity.
It is able to show through clouds of dust stars being born and their stages of formation- the colours are brilliant.
Incidentally I also read that the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland is due to be in action again anytime.
Must be about a year ago that images were flashed round the world when it was turned on but then information fizzled out when things went wrong.
Just an interested layperson[
]