Oldest Light

[DCL]

From ABCNews.com

New images of the early universe — a time before there were galaxies, stars or planets — show the cosmic ripples that eventually became every bit of matter and energy, scientists reported today.

The pictures, made by a scientific instrument called the Cosmic Background Imager on a remote plateau in Chile, are the most detailed images of the oldest light ever emitted, the researchers said in a statement.

The light the Imager captured is from perhaps 300,000 years after the theoretical big-bang explosion that many scientists believe marked the start of the universe....

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Just, gulp.

 

[freescorfr]

DCL, the starting point of all spiritual journeys!

How infinitesimally minute each of us is in Space, history and time.
And yet, in this huge insignificance, each life has its own universe and its own story.

 

[just pet]

Makes one realize how petty we can all be

 

[DCL]

I prefer to see us as precious and rare. Except for civil servants. They're petty.

 

[just pet]

You are definitely precious and rare. But many haven't uncovered their more unique and special qualities, only blending in with the sand.

 

[riff]

It certainly does give one perspective.

 

[Speakeasy]

I'm about half way through Stephen Hawking's new book "The Universe in a Nutshell." Not only is the subject matter humbling and - as in his earlier book, "A Brief History of Time" - completely counterintuitive, but it is humbling to realize that there is this amazing mind inside this frail body.
YIKES! What happened to me? us? A comedian some time ago said, "It is humbling to realize that when Mozart was my age, he had already been dead ten years."
That's small potatoes compared to almost fifteen BILLION years ago... I think I'll go sit in a corner somewhere.

 

[Sparky Kronkite]

Here's an old one for ya -

It was even "DCL" at first.

Same old drivel though - don't ya think?

 

[RosevilleCAguy]

I am NOT petty. I am important, dammit. I am an obsolete German dive bomber, not an animal!


In fact, I will have you know I set of the big bang myself while dive bombing spammers.

 

[Sparky Kronkite]

This you say? Spam?

This is history.

 

[Guest]

 

[RosevilleCAguy]

Re: This you say? Spam?

This is history.

History is boring 'cause its already happened. Kinda like watching a tape of a sports event.

 

[Spinaroonie]

Re: Re: This you say? Spam?

History is boring 'cause its already happened. Kinda like watching a tape of a sports event.

He said with a WWII German bomber in his av.

 

[RosevilleCAguy]

Re: Re: Re: This you say? Spam?

He said with a WWII German bomber in his av.

LOLAPMP

 

[Sparky Kronkite]

What can ya say?

He's a Stuka.

Isn't that German for stupid?

 

[RosevilleCAguy]

Re: What can ya say?

He's a Stuka.

Isn't that German for stupid?

No. Its an acronym for "Sturtzkampffluegzueg"

That means "dive bomber" in German. The actual nomencalture is Junkers Ju-87 B2.

 

[Dixon Carter Lee]

There was a problem with my "Dixon Carter Lee" account a couple of months ago, so I used the old "DCL" username for a couple of weeks while Laurel fixed it.

Sparky? Do want to sleep with me?