Comments on: Crown of the Dolomites http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/12/01/crown-of-the-dolomites/ 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. Fri, 25 May 2012 04:54:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Messier Tidy Upper http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/12/01/crown-of-the-dolomites/comment-page-1/#comment-449108 Messier Tidy Upper Sat, 03 Dec 2011 08:11:18 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=41142#comment-449108 <b>WHOAH!!</b> Superluminous <i>(beyond merely brilliant)</i> image! I love it! :D @2. Catalyst : <i>"Wait, the backdrop for the stars are mountains on Earth? Aren’t they a foredrop?"</i> Well, they're certainly in the foreground relative to the stars distance~wise anyhow. Not sure if "foredrop" works - I'd sure hate one to be dropped on me! ;-) @11. Svlad Cjelli : <i>"I’m 40% dolomite!"</i> So ... you're Bender!? ;-) WHOAH!! Superluminous (beyond merely brilliant) image! I love it! :D

@2. Catalyst : “Wait, the backdrop for the stars are mountains on Earth? Aren’t they a foredrop?”

Well, they’re certainly in the foreground relative to the stars distance~wise anyhow. Not sure if “foredrop” works – I’d sure hate one to be dropped on me! ;-)

@11. Svlad Cjelli : “I’m 40% dolomite!”

So … you’re Bender!? ;-)

]]> By: Svlad Cjelli http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/12/01/crown-of-the-dolomites/comment-page-1/#comment-448792 Svlad Cjelli Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:46:33 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=41142#comment-448792 I'm 40% dolomite! I’m 40% dolomite!

]]> By: Nigel Depledge http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/12/01/crown-of-the-dolomites/comment-page-1/#comment-448704 Nigel Depledge Fri, 02 Dec 2011 10:16:24 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=41142#comment-448704 What an utterly stunning shot. Everything about it is awsome. What an utterly stunning shot.

Everything about it is awsome.

]]> By: katwagner http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/12/01/crown-of-the-dolomites/comment-page-1/#comment-448522 katwagner Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:32:48 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=41142#comment-448522 If you want to see some more "holy cow" photos, be sure to go to the Wild Visions site. My takeaway from seeing breathtaking shots like this - we better take care of this beautiful planet of ours because we don't have another one. If you want to see some more “holy cow” photos, be sure to go to the Wild Visions site. My takeaway from seeing breathtaking shots like this – we better take care of this beautiful planet of ours because we don’t have another one.

]]> By: Joseph G http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/12/01/crown-of-the-dolomites/comment-page-1/#comment-448462 Joseph G Thu, 01 Dec 2011 21:16:27 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=41142#comment-448462 @#7: Haha, you beat me to it :D @#7: Haha, you beat me to it :D

]]> By: Special One http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/12/01/crown-of-the-dolomites/comment-page-1/#comment-448443 Special One Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:35:57 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=41142#comment-448443 Dolomite is my name and framing m@#*!%ing awesome pictures is my m@#*!%ing game! Dolomite is my name and framing m@#*!%ing awesome pictures is my m@#*!%ing game!

]]> By: Joseph G http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/12/01/crown-of-the-dolomites/comment-page-1/#comment-448363 Joseph G Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:48:37 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=41142#comment-448363 I don't see an embiggened version. I want moar!! Mr. Brotto's other photos are great, too. I particularly like the one with the two people silhouetted against the Milky Way. He found some patient subjects, apparently! I don’t see an embiggened version. I want moar!!

Mr. Brotto’s other photos are great, too. I particularly like the one with the two people silhouetted against the Milky Way. He found some patient subjects, apparently!

]]> By: scott olsen http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/12/01/crown-of-the-dolomites/comment-page-1/#comment-448359 scott olsen Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:35:40 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=41142#comment-448359 Awe inspiring and mind boggling at the same time! Awe inspiring and mind boggling at the same time!

]]> By: Samik http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/12/01/crown-of-the-dolomites/comment-page-1/#comment-448326 Samik Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:36:38 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=41142#comment-448326 It reminds me of the Paramount Pictures logo! It reminds me of the Paramount Pictures logo!

]]> By: Phil Plait http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/12/01/crown-of-the-dolomites/comment-page-1/#comment-448322 Phil Plait Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:19:56 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=41142#comment-448322 Catalyst: ha! True enough. I changed it to "frame". Catalyst: ha! True enough. I changed it to “frame”.

]]> By: Catalyst http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/12/01/crown-of-the-dolomites/comment-page-1/#comment-448321 Catalyst Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:11:13 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=41142#comment-448321 Wait, the backdrop for the stars are mountains on Earth? Aren't they a foredrop? ;) Wait, the backdrop for the stars are mountains on Earth? Aren’t they a foredrop? ;)

]]> By: DrFlimmer http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/12/01/crown-of-the-dolomites/comment-page-1/#comment-448285 DrFlimmer Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:36:00 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=41142#comment-448285 Wow, that's a totally appropriate name! Awesome! :) P.S.: Where is the large scale version to download? Argh. Wow, that’s a totally appropriate name! Awesome! :)

P.S.: Where is the large scale version to download? Argh.

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