Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Hubble Eyes Hanny's Voorweep

I became aware just today of the magnificent green-blob astronomical object called Hanny's Voorweep at Cosmic Log: here, which I saw because CL is on my feed.

An even BETTER explanation complete with a magnificent evolution diagram can be found: here at Universe Today, a website I didn't even know existed until I Googled Hanny's Voorweep. Definitely going to add UT to my feed.

Update (1/11): Phil Plait at Bad Astronomy weighs in on the subject: here.

Update (1/12): Centauri Dreams gets in on the action as well: here.


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2 comments:

  1. Steven ColyerJanuary 11, 2011 at 12:26 PM

    Update (1/11): Phil Plait at Bad Astronomy weighs in on the subject: here.

    Not sure if Space.com has weighed in on it yet. If so we'll have the quadfecta. Quinfecta if About.com Physics does as well.

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  2. PlatoHagelJanuary 11, 2011 at 11:41 PM

    Thanks Steven for update link info on Hanny's Voorweep....amazing what pictures of the cosmos can reveal.

    Planets in the making?

    Best,

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