Comments on: The Mystery of the Voorwerp Deepens! http://blogs.zooniverse.org/galaxyzoo/2008/01/31/the-mystery-of-the-voorwerp-deepens/ The Galaxy Zoo Team Blog Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:30:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Be a scientist at Galaxy Zoo. http://blogs.zooniverse.org/galaxyzoo/2008/01/31/the-mystery-of-the-voorwerp-deepens/comment-page-3/#comment-13764 Be a scientist at Galaxy Zoo. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:27:01 +0000 http://www.galaxyzooblog.org/2008/01/31/the-mystery-of-the-voorwerp-deepens/#comment-13764 [...] 150,000 people are already participants and some have DISCOVERED never before seen objects like the Voorwerp, which was discovered by a school teacher who volunteered some of her free time to classifying [...] [...] 150,000 people are already participants and some have DISCOVERED never before seen objects like the Voorwerp, which was discovered by a school teacher who volunteered some of her free time to classifying [...]

]]> By: kman http://blogs.zooniverse.org/galaxyzoo/2008/01/31/the-mystery-of-the-voorwerp-deepens/comment-page-3/#comment-13733 kman Sat, 20 Feb 2010 21:13:38 +0000 http://www.galaxyzooblog.org/2008/01/31/the-mystery-of-the-voorwerp-deepens/#comment-13733 Remnants of an artificially destroyed galaxy via novae. If this was a billion years ago couldn't it be possible? Remnants of an artificially destroyed galaxy via novae. If this was a billion years ago couldn’t it be possible?

]]> By: Iceking http://blogs.zooniverse.org/galaxyzoo/2008/01/31/the-mystery-of-the-voorwerp-deepens/comment-page-3/#comment-13704 Iceking Wed, 17 Feb 2010 02:50:42 +0000 http://www.galaxyzooblog.org/2008/01/31/the-mystery-of-the-voorwerp-deepens/#comment-13704 Whatever the Voorwerp is, I'm just glad it isn't that too close to home !!!! Would be great to see if Nasa would use the Hubble on this intriguing puzzle though .... Whatever the Voorwerp is, I’m just glad it isn’t that too close to home !!!!

Would be great to see if Nasa would use the Hubble on this intriguing puzzle though ….

]]> By: Stefan http://blogs.zooniverse.org/galaxyzoo/2008/01/31/the-mystery-of-the-voorwerp-deepens/comment-page-3/#comment-13696 Stefan Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:44:55 +0000 http://www.galaxyzooblog.org/2008/01/31/the-mystery-of-the-voorwerp-deepens/#comment-13696 Hi, couldn't it be some kind of "jet remnant", i.e. the remains of a jet like in M87? Stefan Hi,
couldn’t it be some kind of “jet remnant”, i.e. the remains of a jet like in M87?
Stefan

]]> By: smietje http://blogs.zooniverse.org/galaxyzoo/2008/01/31/the-mystery-of-the-voorwerp-deepens/comment-page-3/#comment-13615 smietje Sat, 23 Jan 2010 09:57:54 +0000 http://www.galaxyzooblog.org/2008/01/31/the-mystery-of-the-voorwerp-deepens/#comment-13615 No really serious now: the dark spot could also be a quark star or strange star. I read this on wiki: It is theorized that when the neutron-degenerate matter which makes up a neutron star is put under sufficient pressure due to the star's gravity, the individual neutrons break down into their constituent quarks, up quarks and down quarks. Some of these quarks may then become strange quarks and form strange matter. The star then becomes known as a "quark star" or "strange star", similar to a single gigantic hadron (but bound by gravity rather than the strong force). Quark matter/strange matter is one candidate for the theoretical dark matter that is a feature of several cosmological theories. No really serious now: the dark spot could also be a quark star or strange star. I read this on wiki: It is theorized that when the neutron-degenerate matter which makes up a neutron star is put under sufficient pressure due to the star’s gravity, the individual neutrons break down into their constituent quarks, up quarks and down quarks. Some of these quarks may then become strange quarks and form strange matter. The star then becomes known as a “quark star” or “strange star”, similar to a single gigantic hadron (but bound by gravity rather than the strong force). Quark matter/strange matter is one candidate for the theoretical dark matter that is a feature of several cosmological theories.

]]> By: smietje http://blogs.zooniverse.org/galaxyzoo/2008/01/31/the-mystery-of-the-voorwerp-deepens/comment-page-3/#comment-13614 smietje Sat, 23 Jan 2010 09:40:02 +0000 http://www.galaxyzooblog.org/2008/01/31/the-mystery-of-the-voorwerp-deepens/#comment-13614 High, i am an amateur astronomist. I have studied 2 yrs @ Leiden University. Could this be an effect of the superfluidity and superconductivity of helium in combination with high rotation velocities and BEC state ? Maybe a very high rotating velocity has reached one of the vortex values of the BEC state causing some sort of transfer in mass due to zero entropy energy emission which are influenced by the elecotromagnetic fields of the galaxy nearby? Frankly i do ot really undertand what i am saying here, but it sounds cool ! High, i am an amateur astronomist. I have studied 2 yrs @ Leiden University. Could this be an effect of the superfluidity and superconductivity of helium in combination with high rotation velocities and BEC state ? Maybe a very high rotating velocity has reached one of the vortex values of the BEC state causing some sort of transfer in mass due to zero entropy energy emission which are influenced by the elecotromagnetic fields of the galaxy nearby? Frankly i do ot really undertand what i am saying here, but it sounds cool !

]]> By: fLeShIsLaW http://blogs.zooniverse.org/galaxyzoo/2008/01/31/the-mystery-of-the-voorwerp-deepens/comment-page-3/#comment-13605 fLeShIsLaW Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:24:47 +0000 http://www.galaxyzooblog.org/2008/01/31/the-mystery-of-the-voorwerp-deepens/#comment-13605 It looks a lot like space tornado's to me, just from a different angle. I do however think the galaxy pictured is at the final stage of merging with another, any merging black holes would emit huge energy waves at the poles, which could possible explain gasses in the nearby universe being excited and whipped up in to a tornado. Whatever the source, it just goes to show what exciting things can be found as a result of sharing information publicly. It looks a lot like space tornado’s to me, just from a different angle. I do however think the galaxy pictured is at the final stage of merging with another, any merging black holes would emit huge energy waves at the poles, which could possible explain gasses in the nearby universe being excited and whipped up in to a tornado.
Whatever the source, it just goes to show what exciting things can be found as a result of sharing information publicly.

]]> By: Azeytr http://blogs.zooniverse.org/galaxyzoo/2008/01/31/the-mystery-of-the-voorwerp-deepens/comment-page-3/#comment-13582 Azeytr Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:56:07 +0000 http://www.galaxyzooblog.org/2008/01/31/the-mystery-of-the-voorwerp-deepens/#comment-13582 How do you know that object is near the galaxy in the center of the image , and not in our milky way? If it's not so distant, it's easy to explain (supernova, gaz ...) How do you know that object is near the galaxy in the center of the image , and not in our milky way?
If it’s not so distant, it’s easy to explain (supernova, gaz …)

]]> By: jeremy dumont http://blogs.zooniverse.org/galaxyzoo/2008/01/31/the-mystery-of-the-voorwerp-deepens/comment-page-3/#comment-13460 jeremy dumont Sat, 02 Jan 2010 09:51:01 +0000 http://www.galaxyzooblog.org/2008/01/31/the-mystery-of-the-voorwerp-deepens/#comment-13460 there are obvious tells of gravitational lensing. maybe two super massive black holes came close to colliding but failed to merge. this would cause rips in time and space. maybe the blue shift is from this. and the hole an anti singularity. there are obvious tells of gravitational lensing. maybe two super massive black holes came close to colliding but failed to merge. this would cause rips in time and space. maybe the blue shift is from this. and the hole an anti singularity.

]]> By: Lightloop http://blogs.zooniverse.org/galaxyzoo/2008/01/31/the-mystery-of-the-voorwerp-deepens/comment-page-3/#comment-13125 Lightloop Mon, 07 Dec 2009 01:44:12 +0000 http://www.galaxyzooblog.org/2008/01/31/the-mystery-of-the-voorwerp-deepens/#comment-13125 "*cue scary music" out.. “*cue scary music” out..

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