Cat's Eye

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Hello Denny,
I worked for the Kitt Peak National Observatory in Tucson AZ for 6 years. In that time I was a liaison officer for the Cerro Tololo Observatory in Chile, SA. Even though I was not a scientist in astronomy, I was on the mountian at Kitt Peak many times. The images that you have been showing are simply breathtaking. What a spectacular Universe.

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That is the most beautiful thing in the world (well, besides amar…)

Is it a real cat’s eye or something from outer space (I notice it’s hosted by NASA)?

Never mind. I clicked it and saw that it’s a nebula…

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:roll:

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A google search for “cat’s eye” brought up a lot of anime, porn, and rocks, but no upclose pictures of a real cat’s eye…

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Noted.

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I don’t know why, though. I knew cat’s eye was the name of a kind of rock, but I don’t get the connection with porn. It’s probably painfully obvious but I don’t have a lot of pornographic expertise, I’m afraid.

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these are the cat’s eyes I’m familiar with:

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Is that a necklace/bracelet? It’s so pretty. I want it!!

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they are just beads - that you could use to make a necklace or bracelet. The beads come in a lot of sizes - and in shapes, too. Do a search on eBay for cats eye beads or fiber optic beads and you’ll find all kinds.

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There’s a way cool image of the ring nebula, too, if you can find it. I used to have it for my wallpaper, but can’t find the original Hubble image anymore. It reveals the true bubble shape while retaining the translucence of the bubble.

djm

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edit to make it a link…

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Have you ever seen a piranha up close? That’s EXACTLY what their mouths look like right before they bite you! :astonished:

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Actually, I was referring to this one:

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I was hoping it wasn’t this one.

Edit to add: djm, could you make your’s a link? I can not figure out where they have it.

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Gosh, these pictures are fascinating!

Thanks!

Mary

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Just right-mouse click on the image in my post to see the properties. The URL of the image should be right there. Its http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0309/ngc3132_hst.jpg

djm

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hows about Halo of the Cat’s Eye?

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Incredible! I have heard (just a rumour) that even the astronomers who study these things can’t help but just stop and admire the beauty of these images from time to time.

djm

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ah, sure…next ya’ll be sayin’ they’re human, too…