Comments on: Spectacular examples of two galaxies being stripped of gas and dust http://earthsky.org/space/ram-pressure-strips-two-galaxies-of-gas-and-dust A Clear Voice for Science Fri, 25 May 2012 03:38:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: mike http://earthsky.org/space/ram-pressure-strips-two-galaxies-of-gas-and-dust/comment-page-1#comment-16398 mike Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:38:51 +0000 http://earthsky.org/?p=26944#comment-16398 i was walking my dog about a month ago when i looked at orians belt,i saw what i thought was a satellite moveing north to south. at about orians belt it stoped and seemed to fall andit got as bright as a welding spark. white hot then it started to carey no across the sky,until i couldn`t see it any more.this took about five minetes. i was wondering if anyone else saw this? i was walking my dog about a month ago when i looked at orians belt,i saw what i thought was a satellite moveing north to south. at about orians belt it stoped and seemed to fall andit got as bright as a welding spark. white hot then it started to carey no across the sky,until i couldn`t see it any more.this took about five minetes. i was wondering if anyone else saw this?

]]> By: Robert Baker http://earthsky.org/space/ram-pressure-strips-two-galaxies-of-gas-and-dust/comment-page-1#comment-13467 Robert Baker Sun, 04 Oct 2009 14:02:15 +0000 http://earthsky.org/?p=26944#comment-13467 Very cool! It's so interesting to see pictures like these that show those moments that make you go "Wow!" I'd never heard of "ram pressure stripping" before...Thank you EarthSky for all you do! Very cool! It’s so interesting to see pictures like these that show those moments that make you go “Wow!” I’d never heard of “ram pressure stripping” before…Thank you EarthSky for all you do!

]]> By: Shelley Hanes http://earthsky.org/space/ram-pressure-strips-two-galaxies-of-gas-and-dust/comment-page-1#comment-13414 Shelley Hanes Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:33:30 +0000 http://earthsky.org/?p=26944#comment-13414 I am now adding Ram pressure stripping to my vocabulary. I wish I knew more! Thank you. I am now adding Ram pressure stripping to my vocabulary. I wish I knew more! Thank you.

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