Comments on: A warm anniversary for Spitzer http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/04/17/a-warm-anniversary-for-spitzer/ Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:12:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: GLuebben http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/04/17/a-warm-anniversary-for-spitzer/#comment-328844 GLuebben Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:20:47 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=47477#comment-328844 Happy anniversary to both Spitzer and her team! I've got friends involved with the program and they were thrilled, recently, to get the news that they could carry on a while longer. Happy anniversary to both Spitzer and her team! I’ve got friends involved with the program and they were thrilled, recently, to get the news that they could carry on a while longer.

]]> By: Martin http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/04/17/a-warm-anniversary-for-spitzer/#comment-328843 Martin Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:46:42 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=47477#comment-328843 Where is the other jet? Where is the other jet?

]]> By: Dave http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/04/17/a-warm-anniversary-for-spitzer/#comment-328842 Dave Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:53:50 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=47477#comment-328842 Is it just me, or can you see what looks like a face looking right at you. Aliens??? ;-) Is it just me, or can you see what looks like a face looking right at you.

Aliens??? ;-)

]]> By: dcortesi http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/04/17/a-warm-anniversary-for-spitzer/#comment-328841 dcortesi Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:33:04 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=47477#comment-328841 Well, if the real astronomers say the originating star is "just off the top of the picture" I suppose I have to believe them, but it sure as anything looks like it originates from the star in the center. The narrow end is centered on that star and it gets wider and fainter as distance increases. Also said star is surrounded by a partial shell of gas, so it isn't just some quiet background star, it's active somehow. Well, if the real astronomers say the originating star is “just off the top of the picture” I suppose I have to believe them, but it sure as anything looks like it originates from the star in the center. The narrow end is centered on that star and it gets wider and fainter as distance increases. Also said star is surrounded by a partial shell of gas, so it isn’t just some quiet background star, it’s active somehow.

]]> By: Elaine http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/04/17/a-warm-anniversary-for-spitzer/#comment-328840 Elaine Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:07:11 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=47477#comment-328840 BEAUTIFUL!!! No other words needed. Thank you BEAUTIFUL!!! No other words needed. Thank you

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