How many galaxies?

Last Sunday I saw a television preacher talking about how just until
recently astronomers believed that there were only about 10 billion
galaxies total.

He then said that the Hubble Space "Equipment" had recently revealed
that there were actually more like 50 billion galaxies.

Somebody tell me if I'm wrong, but I seem to remember that figure
being upwards of 100 billion galaxies when I was in grade school
(early sixties).

The preacher was Jack Van Impe, and he was talking about how great the
Glory of God must be for there to be so many galaxies. Looks like
he's short-changed God's Glory by at least 50 billion galaxies. Seems
like quite a bit to me.

Reckon these guys ever have a clue when they talk about science?

Last Sunday I saw a television preacher talking about how just until
recently astronomers believed that there were only about 10 billion
galaxies total.

No wonder you're all screwed up, you're watching too many television
preachers.:-) And the number is 14 billion...I counted them yesterday.

Al


"Doogie Hoosier" wrote in message
m...
Last Sunday I saw a television preacher talking about how just until
recently astronomers believed that there were only about 10 billion
galaxies total.

He then said that the Hubble Space "Equipment" had recently revealed
that there were actually more like 50 billion galaxies.

Somebody tell me if I'm wrong, but I seem to remember that figure
being upwards of 100 billion galaxies when I was in grade school
(early sixties).

The preacher was Jack Van Impe, and he was talking about how great the
Glory of God must be for there to be so many galaxies. Looks like
he's short-changed God's Glory by at least 50 billion galaxies. Seems
like quite a bit to me.

Reckon these guys ever have a clue when they talk about science?

"Al" wrote in message et...
Last Sunday I saw a television preacher talking about how just until
recently astronomers believed that there were only about 10 billion
galaxies total.

No wonder you're all screwed up, you're watching too many television
preachers.:-) And the number is 14 billion...I counted them yesterday.

Al


No way there are 14 billion television preachers.

Counting the number of galaxies in the Hubble Deep Field
multiplied by the angular extent of the sky estimates about
100 billion galaxies within our observable horizon.

Here is a better source of information that is typically
found on TV.

Ned Wright's Cosmology Tutorial
http://www.astro.ucla.edu/~wright/cosmolog.htm
http://www.astro.ucla.edu/~wright/cosmology_faq.html

WMAP: Foundations of the Big Bang theory
http://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/m_uni.html

WMAP: Tests of Big Bang Cosmology
http://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/m_uni/uni_101bbtest.html

-Sam Wormley
http://edu-observatory.org/eo/galaxies.html

Counting the number of galaxies in the Hubble Deep Field
multiplied by the angular extent of the sky estimates about
100 billion galaxies within our observable horizon.

Here is a better source of information than is typically
found on TV.

Ned Wright's Cosmology Tutorial
http://www.astro.ucla.edu/~wright/cosmolog.htm
http://www.astro.ucla.edu/~wright/cosmology_faq.html

WMAP: Foundations of the Big Bang theory
http://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/m_uni.html

WMAP: Tests of Big Bang Cosmology
http://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/m_uni/uni_101bbtest.html

-Sam Wormley
http://edu-observatory.org/eo/galaxies.html

"Doogie Hoosier" wrote in message
m...
Last Sunday I saw a television preacher talking about how just until
recently astronomers believed that there were only about 10 billion
galaxies total.

He then said that the Hubble Space "Equipment" had recently revealed
that there were actually more like 50 billion galaxies.

Somebody tell me if I'm wrong, but I seem to remember that figure
being upwards of 100 billion galaxies when I was in grade school
(early sixties).

The preacher was Jack Van Impe, and he was talking about how great the
Glory of God must be for there to be so many galaxies. Looks like
he's short-changed God's Glory by at least 50 billion galaxies. Seems
like quite a bit to me.

Reckon these guys ever have a clue when they talk about science?

WARNING!!!!! Do not watch Jack van Impe unless you are wearing an aluminum
foil hat. Better yet, wrap your whole body in aluminum foil to ward off the
rays this dingbat emits.

Jack van Impe lines up the biblical book of Daniel, the biblical book of The
Revelation, and several recent issues of the Jerusalem Times side-by-side
then he proceeds to cite "parallels" between the texts to tell us that the
end is near. He has predicted the second coming of christ to occur
somewhere around 2012. One of the signs he is looking at is the number of
UFO sightings over Jerusalem -- because UFOs are angels and when lots of
UFOs/angels gather over Jerusalem, the end is here. I did not make this up.

---

Joe S.

I don't think I'd ask an astronomer for spiritual guidance. I wouldn't
depend on a minister for scientific information. (I wouldn't trust most
televangelists for anything.)
If you are interested in some good fiction about the relationship
between science and religion, check out Dan Brown's "Angels and Demons".

--
Ron Andrews
http://members.hostedscripts.com/antispam.html
"Doogie Hoosier" wrote in message
m...
Last Sunday I saw a television preacher talking about how just until
recently astronomers believed that there were only about 10 billion
galaxies total.

He then said that the Hubble Space "Equipment" had recently revealed
that there were actually more like 50 billion galaxies.

Somebody tell me if I'm wrong, but I seem to remember that figure
being upwards of 100 billion galaxies when I was in grade school
(early sixties).

The preacher was Jack Van Impe, and he was talking about how great the
Glory of God must be for there to be so many galaxies. Looks like
he's short-changed God's Glory by at least 50 billion galaxies. Seems
like quite a bit to me.

Reckon these guys ever have a clue when they talk about science?

And don't forget to note that the operative word here is "FICTION."

"Ron Andrews" wrote in message
. ..
I don't think I'd ask an astronomer for spiritual guidance. I
wouldn't
depend on a minister for scientific information. (I wouldn't trust most
televangelists for anything.)
If you are interested in some good fiction about the relationship
between science and religion, check out Dan Brown's "Angels and Demons".

--
Ron Andrews
http://members.hostedscripts.com/antispam.html
"Doogie Hoosier" wrote in message
m...
Last Sunday I saw a television preacher talking about how just until
recently astronomers believed that there were only about 10 billion
galaxies total.

He then said that the Hubble Space "Equipment" had recently revealed
that there were actually more like 50 billion galaxies.

Somebody tell me if I'm wrong, but I seem to remember that figure
being upwards of 100 billion galaxies when I was in grade school
(early sixties).

The preacher was Jack Van Impe, and he was talking about how great the
Glory of God must be for there to be so many galaxies. Looks like
he's short-changed God's Glory by at least 50 billion galaxies. Seems
like quite a bit to me.

Reckon these guys ever have a clue when they talk about science?