Comments on: Incredible panorama of the summer sky

By: SkyGazer

SkyGazer — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 09:29:25 +0000

Really wonderfull. And so close to Rotterdam. WOW.

BTW yesterday a little pinhole tin camera, sold by a observatory to make pics of the sun´s travel caused a bit of a bombscare. It was taped to a pole in the centre of Middelburg.
http://www.telegraaf.nl/binnenland/12678275/__Blikje_leidt_tot_commotie__.html

By: Matt B.

Matt B. — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 19:34:57 +0000

Just curious, is the “vd” in André vd Hoeven’s name short for “van der”, or is it somehow considered pronounceable?

EtA: Nevermind, I clicked on the link to his website, and it is short for “van der”.

By: Matt B.

Matt B. — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 19:15:52 +0000

“Fifty years ago astronomers would have cheerfully killed their best friend for this capability, and now you can do it yourself.”

I can kill my best friend? (That was an LOL line, though.)

By: renke

renke — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 18:43:35 +0000

But ruthless in a cheerful way. Are astronomers and scary clowns related?

By: Brett

Brett — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 16:22:17 +0000

I’ve never noticed the lions face before. The mouth and nose are just above Sadr.

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 16:15:09 +0000

“Fifty years ago astronomers would have cheerfully killed their best friend for this capability”

Astronomers are, apparently, a ruthless bunch. I shall be wary.

By: Maurits Polak

Maurits Polak — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 14:53:38 +0000

I am seriously proud to be on the forum where Andre posts his pictures first. It’s amazing what he achieves under our not-so-nicely lit Dutch skies.
Well done and great to see this picture has made it to your blog again (you should check the work of Maurice Toet and Marco Verstraaten, it awesome also).