How do you get a picture of...

[tvsocks]

How do you get a picture of the milky way? i am about 99% sure we dont have camera floating out side our solar system. so how do we have pictures of them?

[scottmale24]

We don't. We have pictures of galaxies thought to be similar to ours.

[NeverHundred]

At 2/8/09 05:22 AM, scottmale24 wrote: We don't. We have pictures of galaxies thought to be similar to ours.

Either that or people recreate it by making realistic drawings or on a computer. We're pretty sure of what our galaxy looks like even though we've never seen it.

[Greenfrost6]

It's called Photoshop and years and years of 3D Art courses.

[tvsocks]

should have expected these answers from newgrounds.....its not a super scientific site....but i try any ways

[darksigns]

...3D CGI?

That's the best I can think up. I've used up all my lulz for one day.

[unowned]

a post a picture, that isnt the galactic center

[Little-Rena]

I imaging they got bits of it and worked it out from there, with there telescopes and other instruments they use, maybe even reflections off other things. I don't really know, just guessing, you'd need to find someone who knows something about astronomy. Try a book, lolol.

[SomaGuye]

Milky Way?

[DevourerJay]

i like the chocolate milky way

[RedDreadSky]

Think about it like this. When you take a picture of a crowd of people, you can see the shape of the crowd. Imagine each person is a star. This is how pictures of other galaxies are taken.

We are part of the Milk Way, on the other hand. We are in the crowd. We can't tell what the crowd like, except for the people around us we can see. Therefore, we don't have complete pictures of the Milky Way.

[Charon]

http://hubblesite.org/

thats how (there are others)

[Rucklo]

we're on the outskirt of the milky way, so when taking images of it, you'd see it from our perspective. then there are many many galaxies that have a similiar appearance, so with combined knowledge you'll be able to make a fairly accurate (?) image of it...

[AlienDonut]

we have a camera and a really long piece of rope we launch the camera into space let it take a few pictures then we pull it back in with the rope

obviously

[Anaminus]

I think scientists take pictures through their telescopes, either that, or they estimate and build up the structure of what they think it looks like, then make it a picture and show everyone.

[Also-Known-As]

I know we've gotten pictures of hundreds of planets at once (or whatever it is I saw), but I don't believe we have a photo of the Milky Way. Maybe it's just a render?

[djjdchampion]

At 2/8/09 06:14 AM, SomaGuye wrote: Milky Way?

i was gonna post the same thing :x

[GrilliSorsa]

At 2/8/09 08:17 AM, SubstanceD wrote: we have a camera and a really long piece of rope we launch the camera into space let it take a few pictures then we pull it back in with the rope

obviously

That's a fututre NASA-scientist, lads.

[Carbonwater]

At 2/9/09 03:37 AM, tvsocks wrote: when we have no cameras/satellites out side our galaxy.

None that you know of anyway.

You think that your government tells you everything?
Think again.

[Tykwa]

IM ABOUT TO KILL MYSELF...

Seriously, Is this an internet newbian? rofl

[Zombified]

At 2/9/09 06:48 AM, Tykwa wrote: IM ABOUT TO KILL MYSELF...

Seriously, Is this an internet newbian? rofl

The Xfire forums are usless, so obviously he came to the next best place for questions about the milky way.

[Greenfrost6]

At 2/9/09 06:48 AM, Tykwa wrote: IM ABOUT TO KILL MYSELF...

Seriously, Is this an internet newbian? rofl

Wow, the same username, AND the same message.

[dark-crow07]

At 2/8/09 06:14 AM, SomaGuye wrote: Milky Way?

Yes please :D

[Freetos]

I believe it is called the Hubble telescope.

[RubberTrucky]

Scientific modelling programs

Mathematica probably has an input in it.