Top Ten Astromony Images of 2006

Sleepy_Sentry · 30-December-06, 10:03 PM

There's never much talk about astronomy here, but I have an interest in it and thought I would share something I found on Slashdot with everyone.
http://www.badastronomy.com/bablog/2...mages-of-2006/

There are some interesting astronomy images on the page. The best of all, number one, is a nice picture of Saturn as it would look like if viewed with the sun in back of it, a view no one on Earth could ever experience.
See the picture (56K warning!)

Isn't it cool? I currently have it as my dual monitor wallpaper.

Lokie · 30-December-06, 10:41 PM

Yes they are truely amazing images.

HoJo · 30-December-06, 10:48 PM

If you want to see some really great stuff you should check out the Hubble gallery.

Fortran · 31-December-06, 12:17 AM

great images .... but ....

i cant believe this one was left out ....

EstwingMan · 31-December-06, 12:31 AM

Intresting that this topic comes up now. I don't know too much about astronomy, but my girl...AKA wife is into that, so for Christmas I got her this: Celestron.com/NexStar SLT Series/NexStar 130 SLT

It's totaly motorized and computerized with flash upgradable database handset and computer intagration.

I know we wont get to see things like what's in this thread, but this thing can see Saterns rings and stuff outside of our solar system. I can get lots of better eye pieces plus filters to look at the sun, but we need to learn alot more first.

0v3rki11 · 01-January-07, 08:51 AM

"One feels as if one is disolved and merged into Nature" - Albert Enstein

nice find, i love astronomy images and studies. If i had to choose a scientific profession, astronomy would be it for sure. My Grandfather actually designed NASA's first Mars probes and satelites.

Sleepy_Sentry · 02-January-07, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by EstwingMan


	Intresting that this topic comes up now. I don't know too much about astronomy, but my girl...AKA wife is into that, so for Christmas I got her this: Celestron.com/NexStar SLT Series/NexStar 130 SLT It's totaly motorized and computerized with flash upgradable database handset and computer intagration. I know we wont get to see things like what's in this thread, but this thing can see Saterns rings and stuff outside of our solar system. I can get lots of better eye pieces plus filters to look at the sun, but we need to learn alot more first.

That's a pretty sweet telescope. Are there any models with built-in digital cameras? I don't know that much about them.

EstwingMan · 05-January-07, 05:44 PM

I don't know too much about them either, but so far all I have seen are camera mounts that allow photography through the telescope's eyepiece.

30-December-06, 10:03 PM		#1 (permalink)
Sleepy_Sentry Apex Tech Maniac	Top Ten Astromony Images of 2006 There's never much talk about astronomy here, but I have an interest in it and thought I would share something I found on Slashdot with everyone. http://www.badastronomy.com/bablog/2...mages-of-2006/ There are some interesting astronomy images on the page. The best of all, number one, is a nice picture of Saturn as it would look like if viewed with the sun in back of it, a view no one on Earth could ever experience. See the picture (56K warning!) Isn't it cool? I currently have it as my dual monitor wallpaper.

30-December-06, 10:41 PM		#2 (permalink)
Lokie Custom What?	Re: Top Ten Astromony Images of 2006 Yes they are truely amazing images.

30-December-06, 10:48 PM		#3 (permalink)
HoJo Review Pimp, but still Jo's Ho	Re: Top Ten Astromony Images of 2006 If you want to see some really great stuff you should check out the Hubble gallery.

31-December-06, 12:17 AM		#4 (permalink)
Fortran Apex Tech Maniac Supreme	Re: Top Ten Astromony Images of 2006 great images .... but .... i cant believe this one was left out ....

31-December-06, 12:31 AM		#5 (permalink)
EstwingMan Da Hammer Man	Re: Top Ten Astromony Images of 2006 Intresting that this topic comes up now. I don't know too much about astronomy, but my girl...AKA wife is into that, so for Christmas I got her this: Celestron.com/NexStar SLT Series/NexStar 130 SLT It's totaly motorized and computerized with flash upgradable database handset and computer intagration. I know we wont get to see things like what's in this thread, but this thing can see Saterns rings and stuff outside of our solar system. I can get lots of better eye pieces plus filters to look at the sun, but we need to learn alot more first.

01-January-07, 08:51 AM		#6 (permalink)
0v3rki11 Cubic - Hoe	Re: Top Ten Astromony Images of 2006 "One feels as if one is disolved and merged into Nature" - Albert Enstein nice find, i love astronomy images and studies. If i had to choose a scientific profession, astronomy would be it for sure. My Grandfather actually designed NASA's first Mars probes and satelites.

05-January-07, 05:44 PM		#8 (permalink)
EstwingMan Da Hammer Man	Re: Top Ten Astromony Images of 2006 I don't know too much about them either, but so far all I have seen are camera mounts that allow photography through the telescope's eyepiece.

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