Comments on: Where In The Universe Challenge #8

By: Ben Towers

Ben Towers — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:48:35 +0000

hi- im an 11 year old kid obsessed with the universe- i have this massive book about the universe and i immediately knew that this was the milky way- nice idea on where in the universe?

By: michelle

michelle — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 21:45:04 +0000

I knew it was the milky way but don't know anything about gamma ray shots

By: Clay

Clay — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:28:38 +0000

This is the plasma ribbon that stretches from Sirius to Andromeda in place to annihilate the evil hordes of locust like beings before they return to wreak havoc on the soft bodied species of earth.

By: neoguru

neoguru — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:03:45 +0000

Woo hoo! I nailed yet another Challenge! I immediately figured it to be the disk of the Milky Way and your hint about "high energy" caused me to choose the gamma-ray image. Jeenyus I tell ya! I love these challenges! I'd suggest a "close up image" of an Io volcano sometime in the future. Hehehe.

By: law mc

law mc — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:24:14 +0000

i knew it was the milky way, just not quite what i was seeing.

By: trux

trux — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:53:20 +0000

When I opened UniverseToday today, and saw the pics without noticing it is an Universe Challenge, I told "wow, GLAST image already!?", but then realized it is extremely unlikely to have any images from the GLAST yet. Then seeing the challenge, it was clear it is the gamma imagery from the older probe.

By: RL

RL — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:38:15 +0000

I guessed either the view of the sun at a near eclipse or the energy barrier at the edge of the galaxy that the Enterprise's deflectors say is there but the sensors say its not (and can fry the ships electronics if it flies though)!

Were there intentional clues in this article (referring to high energy and "search across the sky")?

Another tough one. Keep it up! Thanks!

By: Jorge

Jorge — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 01:44:22 +0000

This is the Milky Way. Not sure what's the frequency, though, but if you say we need "high energy" for it, then I'd guess it's either X or Gamma rays.

No clue as to the spacecraft that shot the picture…

Now to read the rest of the article… and… Compton Gamma Ray Observatory. OK. Overall not bad, I guess.

By: Aaron F.

Aaron F. — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 01:17:37 +0000

Ooooh, epic fail! x_X My first guess was closer…

By: Aaron F.

Aaron F. — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 01:16:27 +0000

I was about to guess that it was the Milky Way in X-rays, but then I recognized it! The slight curvature visible even in the cropped image gives it away: it's the cosmic microwave background with the Doppler shift removed, but the radio noise from the Milky Way left in.

By: Al Hall

Al Hall — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:36:48 +0000

I was thinking when 'Captain' Sulu says "Shields!!!"