[lbo-talk] Astronomy

Shane Mage shmage at pipeline.com
Thu Aug 5 19:36:36 PDT 2010


On Aug 5, 2010, at 10:21 PM, Chuck Grimes wrote:
> The best is from Schlegel who assembled a series of slices from as
> far away as current observation goes, then moves toward us in planes
> or slices. The other series of slides is not animated, but does use
> illustrations, then superimposes observation images. It shows the
> texture of the dark matter at various distances and pans inward
> until the visiable images are seen imposed on the dark matter webbing.
>
Just to point out that the "dark matter" is not observed, merely a computer-generated artefact reflecting an arbitrary mathematical construction to which nothing in physical reality corresponds.

Shane Mage

This cosmos did none of gods or men make, but it

always was and is and shall be: an everlasting fire,

kindling in measures and going out in measures."

Herakleitos of Ephesos



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