Comments on: Remnants of the Day http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/10/04/remnants-of-the-day/ I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:14:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Messier Tidy Upper http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/10/04/remnants-of-the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-278064 Messier Tidy Upper Fri, 25 Jun 2010 06:08:50 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/10/04/remnants-of-the-day/#comment-278064 Click on my name here to <i>(hopefully - assuming the link works!)</i> see the even more brain-ily spectacular 2010 June 22nd BA blog post titled "A vast cosmic cloudy brain looms in a nearby galaxy." Click on my name here to (hopefully – assuming the link works!) see the even more brain-ily spectacular 2010 June 22nd BA blog post titled “A vast cosmic cloudy brain looms in a nearby galaxy.”

]]> By: Ryan Gerber http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/10/04/remnants-of-the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-7092 Ryan Gerber Mon, 10 Oct 2005 20:40:23 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/10/04/remnants-of-the-day/#comment-7092 Supernova Remnant N-132D is in the Large Magellanic Cloud. http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/newsdesk/archive/releases/2005/30/ Supernova Remnant N-132D is in the Large Magellanic Cloud.

http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/newsdesk/archive/releases/2005/30/

]]> By: Jack Hagerty http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/10/04/remnants-of-the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-7096 Jack Hagerty Fri, 07 Oct 2005 20:49:52 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/10/04/remnants-of-the-day/#comment-7096 You said that this remnant was "in a nearby galaxy." Which one? I didn't know that we could resolve items this closely in even the closest galaxies. Was it possibly a typo and you meant to say "nearby in our galaxy"? You said that this remnant was “in a nearby galaxy.” Which one? I didn’t know that we could resolve items this closely in even the closest galaxies.

Was it possibly a typo and you meant to say “nearby in our galaxy”?

]]> By: Evolving Squid http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/10/04/remnants-of-the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-7094 Evolving Squid Thu, 06 Oct 2005 15:33:15 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/10/04/remnants-of-the-day/#comment-7094 Astrophotography has fascinated me for a long time. I've been trying to do some as my free time permits. It's a lot more difficult than I imagined to produce a good image. I've had a few nice ones though. I'm quite fond of <a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v471/dcowan38/Astrophotography/Planets%20and%20Deep%20Sky/Orion_filtered_360.jpg" rel="nofollow">The Orion Nebula</a>, which is probably the second thing every new astrophotographer shoots, right after the <a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v471/dcowan38/Astrophotography/Eclipse_8_Nov_2003/z15.jpg" rel="nofollow">moon</a>. I'm hoping to get some help/training/pointers this winter and get some improved results. I really want to get a half-decent CCD for the back of my telescope as that will help a lot. Astrophotography has fascinated me for a long time. I’ve been trying to do some as my free time permits. It’s a lot more difficult than I imagined to produce a good image.

I’ve had a few nice ones though. I’m quite fond of The Orion Nebula, which is probably the second thing every new astrophotographer shoots, right after the moon.

I’m hoping to get some help/training/pointers this winter and get some improved results. I really want to get a half-decent CCD for the back of my telescope as that will help a lot.

]]> By: Thomas Siefert http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/10/04/remnants-of-the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-7093 Thomas Siefert Thu, 06 Oct 2005 10:39:11 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/10/04/remnants-of-the-day/#comment-7093 Books with pictures like these is what first got me interested in astronomy and science which in turn led me to sceptical thinking. In the school library when all the other kids where engrossed in comic books, I was engrossed in cosmic books :) Books with pictures like these is what first got me interested in astronomy and science which in turn led me to sceptical thinking.

In the school library when all the other kids where engrossed in comic books, I was engrossed in cosmic books :)

]]> By: Nigel Depledge http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/10/04/remnants-of-the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-7104 Nigel Depledge Wed, 05 Oct 2005 18:14:54 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/10/04/remnants-of-the-day/#comment-7104 Samara - it looks more like Jack Skellington that a lot of those pictures that say they are images of Jesus. Although, come to think of it ... Samara – it looks more like Jack Skellington that a lot of those pictures that say they are images of Jesus. Although, come to think of it …

]]> By: Samara http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/10/04/remnants-of-the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-7103 Samara Wed, 05 Oct 2005 00:28:05 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/10/04/remnants-of-the-day/#comment-7103 Its a novel? I thought it was a play on the the Corpse Bride song "Remains of the Day". When I saw the title I nearly had a breakdown, because it now seems everyone in america except me has seen that movie. Continuing on the Tim Burton theme, does anyone else think it looks like the top of Jack Skellington's head? Or is that just me? Even if it only does to me, that is still an amazing photo (and my new background) Its a novel? I thought it was a play on the the Corpse Bride song “Remains of the Day”. When I saw the title I nearly had a breakdown, because it now seems everyone in america except me has seen that movie.

Continuing on the Tim Burton theme, does anyone else think it looks like the top of Jack Skellington’s head? Or is that just me?

Even if it only does to me, that is still an amazing photo (and my new background)

]]> By: The Bad Astronomer http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/10/04/remnants-of-the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-7102 The Bad Astronomer Tue, 04 Oct 2005 23:46:14 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/10/04/remnants-of-the-day/#comment-7102 Hee hee... in fact, I do. They'll be featured in an article in Sky and Telescope sometime next year. Stay Tuned. Hee hee… in fact, I do. They’ll be featured in an article in Sky and Telescope sometime next year. Stay Tuned.

]]> By: Folcrom http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/10/04/remnants-of-the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-7101 Folcrom Tue, 04 Oct 2005 23:45:17 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/10/04/remnants-of-the-day/#comment-7101 Supernova remnants are usually cool to look at. There's quite a few that look like an artists hand has been at work, yet they are created by little more than immensly powerful explosions/implosions. Wonderful to look at. Let just hope we dont have one actually going off anywhere close by. What are the odds of Eta Carinae going pop any time soon? Does BA have any thoughts on Eta Carinae? Folcrom Supernova remnants are usually cool to look at. There’s quite a few that look like an artists hand has been at work, yet they are created by little more than immensly powerful explosions/implosions. Wonderful to look at.

Let just hope we dont have one actually going off anywhere close by.

What are the odds of Eta Carinae going pop any time soon?
Does BA have any thoughts on Eta Carinae?

Folcrom

]]> By: Michael Hopkins http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/10/04/remnants-of-the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-7100 Michael Hopkins Tue, 04 Oct 2005 21:01:01 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/10/04/remnants-of-the-day/#comment-7100 "Remnants of the Day"? Nice pun on the Kazuo Ishiguro novel which supringly readable and enjoyable for for being recommended by the high literature types. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0679731725/badastronomy/ “Remnants of the Day”? Nice pun on the Kazuo Ishiguro novel which supringly readable and enjoyable for for being recommended by the high literature types.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0679731725/badastronomy/

]]> By: The Bad Astronomer http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/10/04/remnants-of-the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-7095 The Bad Astronomer Tue, 04 Oct 2005 20:35:15 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/10/04/remnants-of-the-day/#comment-7095 I had to check twice to make sure the embargo ended today. I was surprised. I had to check twice to make sure the embargo ended today. I was surprised.

]]> By: pumpkinpie http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/10/04/remnants-of-the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-7099 pumpkinpie Tue, 04 Oct 2005 20:23:42 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/10/04/remnants-of-the-day/#comment-7099 And it's not even Thursday yet! (Heritage usually releases their monthly pics on the first Thursday, but sometimes they stray.) It is a beautiful pic. Supernovae and planetary nebulae are among my favorites. Although Chandra's previous release of Tycho's supernova remnant is more of a Wow!-er to me: http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2005/tycho/tycho.jpg And it’s not even Thursday yet!
(Heritage usually releases their monthly pics on the first Thursday, but sometimes they stray.)
It is a beautiful pic. Supernovae and planetary nebulae are among my favorites. Although Chandra’s previous release of Tycho’s supernova remnant is more of a Wow!-er to me:
http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2005/tycho/tycho.jpg

]]> By: aiabx http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/10/04/remnants-of-the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-7098 aiabx Tue, 04 Oct 2005 20:16:06 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/10/04/remnants-of-the-day/#comment-7098 A couple of summers ago, I plugged a new OIII filter into my scope and went hunting for the Veil Nebula. It was beautiful. Seeing it turned out to have been one of those amazing moments that stay with you for the rest of your life. There is something profoundly cool about supernova remnants. -Andy B A couple of summers ago, I plugged a new OIII filter into my scope and went hunting for the Veil Nebula. It was beautiful. Seeing it turned out to have been one of those amazing moments that stay with you for the rest of your life. There is something profoundly cool about supernova remnants.
-Andy B

]]> By: Michelle Rochon http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/10/04/remnants-of-the-day/comment-page-1/#comment-7097 Michelle Rochon Tue, 04 Oct 2005 19:45:31 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/10/04/remnants-of-the-day/#comment-7097 It's with pretty pictures like that that I love putting my brain to "off" and just say "ooh, shiny". Worthy of being a wallpaper for sure. :) It’s with pretty pictures like that that I love putting my brain to “off” and just say “ooh, shiny”.

Worthy of being a wallpaper for sure. :)

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