Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2012

[vandeleur]

Fireflies dancing beneath the stars, the last transit of Venus for 105 years and giant swirling galaxies deep in space. The 2012 Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition has produced some awe-inspiring images.

Take a journey through the night sky with two of the nine judges - Chris Lintott who is best known as co-presenter of the BBC's The Sky at Night, and Olivia Johnson from the Royal Observatory Greenwich.


some fantastic images .... music sucks tho

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19637073

[katina]

Amazing images !!!! Thanks for sharing

[vandeleur]

not sure if this is the right thread but

puts our tiny little rock into perspective ....


Hubble captures extraordinary view of Universe

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19728375

[sadaist]

i always think about the ending of Men In Black 1. When it keeps zooming out and our entire galaxy is just in 1 tiny marble in a bag of marbles in a much larger galaxy. I really can see that being like that. Just look at what we see when we zoom in with microscopes. Entire communities of living organisms live just on our own eyelashes.

We really are insignificant.

[Seshmeister]

Think of all the Jesus's there must be...

[vandeleur]

Think of all the Jesus's there must be...

[sadaist]

Think of all the Jesus's there must be...

Why do you think he's been absent for 2000 years? Maybe he has a magical sleigh like santa claus and can travel galaxy to galaxy with his apostles pulling?. On Peter! On John! And Luke and Mark! Heeyaaa! (cracks whip)

Instead of cookies we lay out a dead sheep, some wine, myrrh, umm.....I never paid much attention in bible class. Most of what I know is of Revelations. And that's only from Iron Maiden songs.


I wonder if Eddies lawyers are suing the church for Frankincense. Isn't that striped incense? Damn I'm rambling all over today. Now I know how Thomes brain feels. I'd like soup for lunch today.

[private parts]

not sure if this is the right thread but

puts our tiny little rock into perspective ....


Hubble captures extraordinary view of Universe

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19728375

"All we are is dust in the wind....dust in the wind..."
I think Yogi Berra said that

[sadaist]

"All we are is dust in the wind....dust in the wind..."
I think Yogi Berra said that

I think he said "we are 50% dust.... 50% wind.... 50% human"

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[Seshmeister]

[Hardrock69]

Think of all the Jesus's there must be...

Hell there are at least half a dozen here on Earth over the past 4,000 years, all going by different names.