'50 Best Astronomey Pics of 08'

There's always a load of these type of lists going around at this time of year but this one is great. Most of the pictures you will have seen before but they are allways nice to go over again....

(Some are CG)

www.itvnews.tv...

Couple of favs:

The images are fantastic, thanks for sharing!


And the protected sky above Flagstaff I did not know about... Look at that amazing display of stars!

This sky is protected. On the day of NASA 50 year anniversary of the first lighting ordinance ever enacted, which restricted searchlight advertisements from sweeping the night skies above Flagstaff, Arizona, USA. Flagstaff now enjoys the status of being the first International Dark Sky City, and maintains a lighting code that limits lights from polluting this majestic nighttime view. The current dark skies over Flagstaff not only enable local astronomers to decode the universe but allow local sky enthusiasts to see and enjoy a tapestry contemplated previously by every human generation. The above image, pointing just east of north, was taken from Fort Valley, only 10 kilometers from central Flagstaff. Visible in the above spectacular panorama are the San Francisco Peaks caped by a lenticular cloud. Far in the distance, the plane of the Milky Way Galaxy arcs diagonally from the lower left to the upper right, highlighted by the constellations of Cassiopeia, Cepheus, and Cygnus. On the far right, the North America Nebula is visible just under the very bright star Deneb.

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Hey,

Thanks for the link, I am seeing some astounding images there. Beautiful.

Love the great pictures. Starred and flagged.

Our galaxy and Universe is truly and unique and amazing place of beauty.

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Agreed. Over the past few years I have started to appreciate it more and more, so much so my next purchase is a telescope.

This is another favourite site, navigate through the different picture groups by clicking on the little purple hexagons, some awsome pics.

www.space.com...

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Amazing, and it makes you feel... quite insignificant. The vastness of the universe is mind-boggling.