msfntor Posted February 11, 2023 Author Share Posted February 11, 2023 (edited) Ou4, also known as the Giant Squid Nebula2, is a planetary nebula located about 2,300 light years (al) from Earth in the constellation Cepheus3,1. It was discovered in June 2011 by Nicolas Outters. Ou4: A Giant Squid in a Flying Bat - Image Credit & Copyright: Yannick Akar " Ou4 : The Giant Squid Nebula ", on Astronomy Picture of the Day, NASA, October 12, 2022: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap201007.html The Giant Squid Nebula cataloged as Ou4, and Sh2-129 also known as the Flying Bat Nebula, are both caught in this cosmic scene toward the royal royal constellation Cepheus. Though apparently completely surrounded by the reddish hydrogen emission region Sh2-129, the true distance and nature of the Squid Nebula have been difficult to determine. Still, a more recent investigation suggests Ou4 really does lie within Sh2-129 some 2,300 light-years away. Consistent with that scenario, Ou4 would represent a spectacular outflow driven by HR8119, a triple system of hot, massive stars seen near the center of the nebula. The truly giant Squid Nebula would physically be nearly 50 light-years across. Nebulas on Nicolas Outters website here: http://outters.fr/wp/?cat=102 Edited February 11, 2023 by msfntor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msfntor Posted February 11, 2023 Author Share Posted February 11, 2023 GOOGLE'S DEMO OF UPCOMING AI SHOWS IT MAKING HUGE FACTUAL MISTAKE THIS IS ABSOLUTELY EMBARRASSING. Here: https://futurism.com/the-byte/google-demo-bard-ai-mistake FaiIlure to Launch Google's ChatGPT competitor called Bard — which doesn't even have a launch date yet — is already off to a rough start. As spotted by Reuters, Google's chatbot is already spewing misinformation — right in the company's own promotional demo. "Google just announced they’re going to be rolling out AI search results and there is inaccurate information IN THE AD COPY!" science communicator and author Hank Green tweeted. False Statements It's a picture-perfect example of the current state of AI chatbot tech. While they're extremely good at generating plausible-sounding responses, contemporary large language models (LLMs) like OpenAI's GPT and ChatGPT are still largely unable to differentiate truth from fiction. And that bodes badly, because tech giants including Microsoft and Google are racing each other to deploy these LLMs in their widely-used search engines — potentially filling the internet with complete garbage. Case in point, a short video of Google's new feature, which the company's official account shared on Twitter earlier this week, contains some glaring issues. One whopper: the blatantly false statement that NASA's James Webb Space Telescope took the first picture of an exoplanet, or a planet outside of our solar system. In fact, as NASA is the first to admit, the first exoplanet to be imaged, a Jupiter-like planet orbiting the brown dwarf 2M1207, was captured by the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) back in 2004, 16 years before the James Webb started observations. Bad Start This morning, the search giant revealed it will include generative AI answers in some of its search results, but still has yet to reveal when the public will gain access to the feature. All we know is that the wider public will have access "in the coming weeks." Investors were clearly not impressed, with Alphabet shares dipping nearly eight percent so far today. In short, it's a worrying start in advanced AI for the largest search engine in existence, when a highly anticipated new feature is already spreading lies before even being launched to the public. "Natural. Language. Processors. Can. Not. Know. When. They. Are. Lying," Green added in a follow-up tweet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XPerceniol Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 (edited) If I'm being honest witih you ... AI Scares me. Edited February 11, 2023 by XPerceniol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msfntor Posted February 11, 2023 Author Share Posted February 11, 2023 19 minutes ago, XPerceniol said: If I'm being honest witih you ... AI Scares me. Me too. I have my doubts as to whether it will lead to progress for humanity, or rather to decline. Because everything that does not lead to the TRUTH is inherently BAD. So another liar? YES. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msfntor Posted February 11, 2023 Author Share Posted February 11, 2023 22 hours ago, msfntor said: ...and from Universe Today: "By comparison [new] N49 looks like that watchmaker tried to flip an omelet and really messed up. Pinning down why and how the occasional stellar remnant gets so messy will help us understand stellar life cycles more completely. [...?] Here: https://www.universetoday.com/158953/a-new-hubble-image-reveals-a-shredded-star-in-a-nearby-galaxy/ It's from the precedent page... I think that this fabulous FACE (N49 picture from 2003) is CENSORED by NASA, to keep it out of sight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msfntor Posted February 11, 2023 Author Share Posted February 11, 2023 (edited) Statue of Liberty Nebula NGC 3576 - 3603 in Carina - best picture I've found! Here on Éder Iván website: https://www.astroeder.com/ngc3576_nb_en.html Home page/Diffuse Nebulas part: https://www.astroeder.com/diffuse_nebulas/ Home: AstroEder.com/English: https://www.astroeder.com/en.htm ...compare this same nebula on outters.fr: http://outters.fr/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/NGC3586-SHORGB-phil-NEW.jpg too very nice! If you're on outters.fr, look too on NGC6165 EN HOO-RGB: http://outters.fr/wp/?p=9497 Very Nice Family, with baby in rose! AND this surprising shot... SH2-308 EN HOORGB: http://outters.fr/wp/?p=7060 So Thank You, Nicolas Outters! Edited February 12, 2023 by msfntor Very Nice Family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mina7601 Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 Hey @XPerceniol, I asked you a question a week ago and got no answer. Hopefully you don't mind me bumping it. On 2/5/2023 at 12:05 AM, mina7601 said: That aside, it's impossible for you to have 158 notifications. Is this a glitch, or did you really get this amount of notifications? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XPerceniol Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 1 hour ago, mina7601 said: Hey @XPerceniol, I asked you a question a week ago and got no answer. Hopefully you don't mind me bumping it. NO I really did have that many because I haven't been checking them in so long, I now have 49 but, perhaps, I need to unsubscribe to threads I'm not following anyway but I've just been so overwhelmed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XPerceniol Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 https://www.inspiremore.com/timid-17-yr-old-shocks-agt-all-stars-crowd-with-surprisingly-powerful-voice/ Timid 17-Yr-Old Shocks “AGT: All-Stars” Crowd With Surprisingly Powerful Voice. Beverly L. Jenkins Posted: February 11, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msfntor Posted February 12, 2023 Author Share Posted February 12, 2023 (edited) Feb 10, 2023 NASA’s NuSTAR Telescope Reveals Hidden Light Shows on the SUN Here: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/nasa-s-nustar-telescope-reveals-hidden-light-shows-on-the-sun -compare to nice colors of Twin Jet Nebula – Minkowski 2-9 - Constellation: Ophiuchus The Twin Jet Nebula, or PN M2-9, is a striking example of a bipolar planetary nebula. Bipolar planetary nebulae are formed when the central object is not a single star, but a binary system, Studies have shown that the nebula’s size increases with time, and measurements of this rate of increase suggest that the stellar outburst that formed the lobes occurred just 1200 years ago. Image: ESA/Hubble & NASA. Acknowledgement: Judy Schmidt Here: https://www.constellation-guide.com/twin-jet-nebula-m2-9/ Space images thread - TechPowerUp.com: https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/space-images-thread.177488/ Edited February 12, 2023 by msfntor pictures, links added 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msfntor Posted February 12, 2023 Author Share Posted February 12, 2023 “The Crowned Face” Pareidolia on Mars, Libya Montes VERY nice!.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msfntor Posted February 12, 2023 Author Share Posted February 12, 2023 Understanding Nebulae And Their Colors Nebulae are some of the most beautiful features in the universe. They are simply clouds of gas and dust in space. Some nebulae are the birthplace of stars, such as the Orion Nebula, some are the remains of dead stars such as planetary nebulae and supernova remnants, and some are mixtures of several different types of nebulae. What makes them beautiful is the colors... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msfntor Posted February 12, 2023 Author Share Posted February 12, 2023 Has A.I. Discovered Alien Life? - @melodysheep 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XPerceniol Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 9 hours ago, msfntor said: “The Crowned Face” Pareidolia on Mars, Libya Montes VERY nice!.. wow ... very nice indeed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XPerceniol Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 22 hours ago, XPerceniol said: https://www.inspiremore.com/timid-17-yr-old-shocks-agt-all-stars-crowd-with-surprisingly-powerful-voice/ Timid 17-Yr-Old Shocks “AGT: All-Stars” Crowd With Surprisingly Powerful Voice. Beverly L. Jenkins Posted: February 11, 2023 Just curious ... did you guys like her and my posting? I didn't see a reaction. Did she resonate at all with you folks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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