"Mr. Bilbo, do we need to build ourselves a rocket?"
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| Hubble telescope discovers Eye of Sauron |
| 2005-06-28 |
| See the cool image at the link. A spectacular, luminous ring offers the best evidence yet that a nearby star is circled by a newly formed solar system. The ring is composed of dust particles in orbit around Fomalhaut, a bright star located just 25 light years away in the constellation Pisces Austalis – or the Southern Fish. A recent image captured with the Hubble Space Telescope - which makes the system look uncannily like the Great Eye of Sauron from the blockbusting Lord of the Rings trilogy - confirms that Fomalhaut’s ring is curiously offset with respect to the star. The most likely explanation is that the gravity of one or more unseen planets is dragging the ring askew. The fact that the inner edge of the ring is relatively well-defined adds further weight to the argument because it suggests the unseen planets are sweeping up stray dust within the radius of the ring. If they confirm the existence of a planet, I vote they name it "Mordor." |
| Posted by:Mike |
| #3 "Mr. Bilbo, do we need to build ourselves a rocket?" |
| Posted by: BigEd 2005-06-28 16:16 |
| #2 Looks like Sauron moved his venue out a bit in order to regroup without being disturbed for a while. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2005-06-28 15:39 |
| #1 Very nice! Feel good pic of the day (well, night). |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2005-06-28 15:30 |