Hey y'all,


I found this picture in myspace bulletin, and I'm pretty sure it's a picture of an atom, under a microscope. Can anyone tell me what it is? Where was it taken? When was it taken? Who took it?

Definitely not an atom

For one, we can't see atoms yet (at least as clearly as that anyway), and also that looks more like some sort of nebula, perhaps a pulsar.

EDIT: It is in fact the Eskimo Nebula, a planetary nebula formed by a dead star. Found here after a quick Google.

It's not an atom. It's apparently something called "the eye of God", and it's taken by the Hubble telescope (which means it's in space - not quite atom sized).

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Originally posted by Vilkku
It's not an atom. It's apparently something called "the eye of God", and it's taken by the Hubble telescope (which means it's in space - not quite atom sized).

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It's the Helix Nebula

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Originally posted by vaccination
It's the Helix Nebula

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Originally posted by ryxdp

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It's the Helix Nebula

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No See my post above.

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The Helix has often been referred to as the Eye of God on the Internet, since about 2003.

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Originally posted by ryxdp

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It's the Helix Nebula

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No See my post above.

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Yes. The link you posted doesn't even contain the word 'Eskimo'. It just references the image as a Planatery nebula, which indeed it is, but to be exact it is the Helix Nubla.

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Originally posted by wiki

The Helix has often been referred to as the Eye of God on the Internet, since about 2003.

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EDIT: oh and now you've changed your link, surprise.

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Originally posted by vaccination

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Originally posted by ryxdp

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Originally posted by vaccination
It's the Helix Nebula

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No See my post above.

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Yes. The link you posted doesn't even contain the word 'Eskimo'. It just references the image as a Planatery nebula, which indeed it is.

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Originally posted by wiki

The Helix has often been referred to as the Eye of God on the Internet, since about 2003.

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EDIT: oh and now you've changed your link, surprise.

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mindflight.plymouth.edu/mf2001/space/nebula/PN_EskimoNebula.jpg

I changed the link to illustrate further that it was the eskimo nebula. See all the pictures that look just like the OP?

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Originally posted by vaccination
..er newb, the image url is http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m301/kins4U/01-hubble-eye-of-god.jpg. It is not the 'Eye of God', hence it is named wrongly. Your original link mentioned NOTHING of an Eskimo Nebula.

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Originally posted by vaccination
..er newb, the image url is http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m301/kins4U/01-hubble-eye-of-god.jpg. It is not the 'Eye of God', hence it is named wrongly. Your original link mentioned NOTHING of an Eskimo Nebula.

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Sigh...

I actually went to the trouble of researching stuff before I posted:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_2392

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Originally posted by ryxdp

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Originally posted by vaccination
..er newb, the image url is http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m301/kins4U/01-hubble-eye-of-god.jpg. It is not the 'Eye of God', hence it is named wrongly. Your original link mentioned NOTHING of an Eskimo Nebula.

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Sigh...

I actually went to the trouble of researching stuff before I posted:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_2392

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What the hell, are you illiterate? I'm saying that the original image posted by the OP was named 'The Eye of God' - look at the url - but it is not. I am agreeing with you that it is the Eskimo Nebula. *facepalms*

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Wow, I really didn't expect people to get back this fast!

I wanna point out that I got the picture from a friend, and that was the name that she gave the photo. I never named it, and I didn't even look at the name when I pasted it here. If I had, then I woulda just googled it instead of asking.


But thanks anyway! You guys really helped =]

Looks like the beggining of doctor who

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Originally posted by Vilkku
"the eye of God"

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