Comments on: OS X Mountain Lion Galaxy Wallpaper

By: Alan

Alan — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 18:51:50 +0000

It looks like Messier 65 with the blue part of the spectrum emphasized. It is not Andromeda. There are too many details of Andromeda that just are not there. It is an incredible image though.

By: PKD

PKD — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:58:14 +0000

So basically techwatcher, you have no idea what you are talking about but act like you do.

By: TheLove

TheLove — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:21:24 +0000

thanks, really helpful

By: Bruce Tech Guy

Bruce Tech Guy — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 02:43:53 +0000

P.S.

See also the Astronomy Picture of the Day, http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap100503.html for the real view, from Hubble Legacy Archive.

By: Bruce Tech Guy

Bruce Tech Guy — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 02:40:26 +0000

Indeed, NGC 3190.

In the Hickson 44 Group, located near the constellation Leo (the Lion).

I think Apple graphics people did a fine job with this one.

Best of the space themed Apple OS X desktop wallpapers, in my opinion.

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 06:42:31 +0000

Yes! Thanks! That’s fantastic. I’ve been looking and looking, how did you find it? Did you recognize it as an astronomer?

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 05:36:45 +0000

Awesome, thanks for the info!

By: Graham

Graham — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 03:33:37 +0000

The no of this galaxy is NGC 3190, 80 million light years away from us!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_3190

By: techwatcher

techwatcher — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:44:00 +0000

Yes, it’s a somewhat airbrushed Andromeda.

By: M33

M33 — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:03:13 +0000

I believe it is the same Andromeda galaxy from Lion just a different shot, maybe I am wrong.

Can anyone identify the galaxy?

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:41:09 +0000

Updated the post, but is the picture supposed to be of a white dwarf or a galaxy?

By: David

David — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:33:24 +0000

>swirling blue galaxy (maybe a white dwarf, actually)

White dwarfs are stars, not galaxies.