http://asymptotia.com/2007/04/16/red-square/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:56:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://asymptotia.com/2007/04/16/red-square/comment-page-1/#comment-39660 Bee Wed, 18 Apr 2007 14:30:00 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/04/16/red-square/#comment-39660 aha, I see, I should have clicked on the link Wiki provides... *blushing* it seems it belongs to a constellation called <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangulum" rel="nofollow">Triangulum</a>. Hmmm. It doesn't convince me though, I mean, each 3 stars form a triangle? One would think, they could have been a bit more creative. aha, I see, I should have clicked on the link Wiki provides… *blushing* it seems it belongs to a constellation called Triangulum. Hmmm. It doesn’t convince me though, I mean, each 3 stars form a triangle? One would think, they could have been a bit more creative.

]]> http://asymptotia.com/2007/04/16/red-square/comment-page-1/#comment-39659 Bee Wed, 18 Apr 2007 14:26:09 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/04/16/red-square/#comment-39659 Speaking of geometrical objects on the sky: anybody has an idea where the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangulum_(galaxy)" rel="nofollow">Triangulum Galaxy</a> got its name from? It doesn't look particularly triangular to me. Speaking of geometrical objects on the sky: anybody has an idea where the Triangulum Galaxy got its name from? It doesn’t look particularly triangular to me.

]]> http://asymptotia.com/2007/04/16/red-square/comment-page-1/#comment-39454 Carl Brannen Tue, 17 Apr 2007 05:25:15 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/04/16/red-square/#comment-39454 So it's really caused by a precessing (off rotation axis) magnetic field? So it’s really caused by a precessing (off rotation axis) magnetic field?

]]> http://asymptotia.com/2007/04/16/red-square/comment-page-1/#comment-39451 Noted in a walk through the science district of blogopolis « Entertaining Research Tue, 17 Apr 2007 05:11:10 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/04/16/red-square/#comment-39451 [...] Clifford posts a must-see picture of the extremely symmetric Red Square nebula (and also points out the significance of the symmetry) — a thing of beauty and joy forever; [...] [...] Clifford posts a must-see picture of the extremely symmetric Red Square nebula (and also points out the significance of the symmetry) — a thing of beauty and joy forever; [...]

]]> http://asymptotia.com/2007/04/16/red-square/comment-page-1/#comment-39412 Aaron F. Tue, 17 Apr 2007 01:44:26 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/04/16/red-square/#comment-39412 Wowwwwwwwwwww! It's hard to believe that something that symmetrical formed natrually! I suppose I'll always be wondering in the back of my mind whether it isn't really a bit of extraterrestrial space art. ^_^ Wowwwwwwwwwww! It’s hard to believe that something that symmetrical formed natrually! I suppose I’ll always be wondering in the back of my mind whether it isn’t really a bit of extraterrestrial space art. ^_^

]]> http://asymptotia.com/2007/04/16/red-square/comment-page-1/#comment-39386 Jude Mon, 16 Apr 2007 20:53:43 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/04/16/red-square/#comment-39386 Cool. Cool.

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