Deep space X-rays

[KayJay]

These, are breathtaking.

The biggest scientific satellite ever built in Europe, the XMM-Newton observatory has been orbiting Earth for a decade - with its mirrors capturing X-ray images from across the Universe.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8404574.stm

 

[Splog]

These, are breathtaking.



http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8404574.stm

A bit of a wonky link there mate

 

[TriggerHappy]

No problems for me.

Incredible!

 

[Splog]

No problems for me.

Incredible!

Yup! Working now .... Stunning images ....

 

[MatW]

Amazing images. Is it just me though, or does the telescope look a bit like a, er, well... dong!?

 

[smooth]

Breathtaking KayJay - cheers for posting.
You have to wonder what they would look like without all the enhancing with colour to make them easier to interpret though.

 

[jontucker]

Stunning! but I kept expecting the guy talking to say "Now this baby tends to heat up, so fire in 10 second bursts!"

 

[artyman]

I wonder if they have a UV filter for that

 

[Geordi69]

stunning. That optical shot of Andromeda is amazing.

 

[andy_fozzy]

Amazing images. Is it just me though, or does the telescope look a bit like a, er, well... dong!?

I thought the same thing!!!!!

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