Author Topic: Bad Astronomy's Top Ten (Read 6423 times)

Uncle Mort · « **on:** December 14, 2007, 02:15:14 PM »

Phil Plait's top ten astronomy pictures of 2007:

enjoy!

Barman · « **Reply #1 on:** December 14, 2007, 02:19:46 PM »

Excellent!

Bar Wench · « **Reply #2 on:** December 14, 2007, 02:24:49 PM »

I was going to post something about boring old boffins but that was actually quite interesting!

Uncle Mort · « **Reply #3 on:** December 14, 2007, 02:30:24 PM »

Bar Wench · « **Reply #4 on:** December 14, 2007, 02:30:45 PM »

No need to rub it in!

Uncle Mort · « **Reply #5 on:** December 14, 2007, 02:57:57 PM »

Sorry.

Did you click on the high resolution image?

IC 342

grumpyoldsoldier · « **Reply #6 on:** December 23, 2007, 08:45:38 PM »

Bllody hell Mort....Space the final frontier or wot???

Uncle Mort · « **Reply #7 on:** January 10, 2008, 03:25:38 PM »

Jupiter this time ~ from the 'New Horizons' spacecraft on it's way to Pluto:

Berek · « **Reply #8 on:** January 10, 2008, 03:47:58 PM »

The universe is indeed a beautiful place, only a higher being could have created such a thing...

then fucked up with us.

Nick · « **Reply #9 on:** January 10, 2008, 08:20:33 PM »

quite

TG · « **Reply #10 on:** January 14, 2008, 01:12:32 PM »

http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/gallery/sciencePhotos/pics/EN0108693445M.jpg

Pic of Mercury flyby happening now. Apparently it will pass within 200km anytime now then will zoom off and not be able to go into Mercury orbit till 2011.

Stll, no rush eh?

Nick · « **Reply #11 on:** January 14, 2008, 01:13:50 PM »

This is interesting

http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/

Sorry TG. I was posting that at exactly the same time as you!!

TG · « **Reply #12 on:** January 14, 2008, 01:17:42 PM »

This is interesting

http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/

Sorry TG. I was posting that at exactly the same time as you!!

Uncle Mort · « **Reply #13 on:** January 14, 2008, 01:23:07 PM »

Note the 'Current Total Distance Travelled' It's certainly moving!

TG · « **Reply #14 on:** January 14, 2008, 02:26:00 PM »

Just around the corner compared to these two. 30 years on and still working. Built to last or what?

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/voyager/voyager-20071210.html

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