Comments on: Top 24 Deep Space Pictures of 2011

By: Matt B.

Matt B. — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:27:38 +0000

“even these few years of extra data have helped astronomers understand better planets orbiting another star”

Who says those planets are better? I say our star has the best planets. S-U-N! S-U-N!

By: Hanny’s Voorwerp | Official website of discoverer Hanny van Arkel » Our Hubble picture across the internet

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 23:50:54 +0000

[...] calendar, we’re one of 50 images you can vote for on space.com (we’re number 31), and the Bad Astronomer put us in his top 24 deep space pictures of this year! [...]

By: Happy New Year | lying for a living

Happy New Year | lying for a living — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 12:50:49 +0000

[...] For contrast, scale, and just plain gorgeousness, take a look at Bad Astronomy’s Deep Space Photos of the Year. [...]

By: On the Road: See you in Boulder and/or Austin! « One Astronomer's Noise

On the Road: See you in Boulder and/or Austin! « One Astronomer's Noise — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:09:51 +0000

[...] Bad Astronomer serves up the best gorgeous deep space and solar system and space pictures of 2011. Comet Lovejoy deserves an honorable [...]

By: B V Rao

B V Rao — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 08:50:26 +0000

It is amazing that the cosmos of million million suns are standing without a pin support. Gravity alone can not explain the situation due the distances of several light years. Hindu seers said God is Anant meaning endless. They also said God shines like million suns. A name of Goddess is Viswa (cosmos) bhramana (movement) karini (cause) meaning cause of the movement of cosmos. How they new of the movement of cosmos thousand years ago? HE is also called Viswaadhara meaning support of the cosmos. Amazing philosophy !

By: SamMcC

SamMcC — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 22:52:56 +0000

Okay, my impending 1st anniversary must be making me cheesy, but I know I see a near-perfect, glowing red heart in Abell 2744!

By: SamMcC

SamMcC — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 22:42:55 +0000

Arp 273 looks like a beautiful, single space rose… lovely.

By: Slow Down, It’s Sunday « 'tis nobler – to learn and change

Slow Down, It’s Sunday « 'tis nobler – to learn and change — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 00:03:51 +0000

[...] top 24 Deep Space photos of 2011, here’s a pictorial overview of volcanic activity in 2011 and finally Flowing Data’s best [...]

By: DaniBoinc

DaniBoinc — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:01:34 +0000

I miss Vesta.

By: NGC3314

NGC3314 — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:22:29 +0000

As the guy who set up the Voorwerp Hubble images – in fact, our best guess at this point is that the ionized gas lies just slightly behind the galaxy IC 2497 (30,000 light-years or so behind). That plus the data in hand would minimize the amount of energy needed to light it up, and allow more time delay for the action to have taken place than having it a bit in front. There may be ways involving numerical modeling and more detailed 21-cm radio data that night nail down where it is more precisely, but you use what you have.