Comments on: Top Ten Astronomy Pictures of 2008 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/17/top-ten-astronomy-pictures-of-2008/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:52:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: liphttam1 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/17/top-ten-astronomy-pictures-of-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-1283059 liphttam1 Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:00:22 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=21484#comment-1283059 I disagree with alot of them though. I disagree with alot of them though.

]]> By: ted http://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/17/top-ten-astronomy-pictures-of-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-1279764 ted Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:16:33 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=21484#comment-1279764 Shopped! Shopped!

]]> By: Glutnix http://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/17/top-ten-astronomy-pictures-of-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-1279116 Glutnix Thu, 18 Dec 2008 02:26:04 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=21484#comment-1279116 NGC 7331 backwards is 1337 CGN... now we're talking :D NGC 7331 backwards is 1337 CGN… now we’re talking :D

]]> By: Ben G. http://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/17/top-ten-astronomy-pictures-of-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-1278276 Ben G. Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:03:59 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=21484#comment-1278276 I love this pic. It makes you realize how big the univers is. I love this pic. It makes you realize how big the univers is.

]]> By: ALLAH AKBAR http://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/17/top-ten-astronomy-pictures-of-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-1278104 ALLAH AKBAR Wed, 17 Dec 2008 21:17:27 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=21484#comment-1278104 This is the work of the Shatan! Allah be praised to destroy the kaffir telescope! This is the work of the Shatan! Allah be praised to destroy the kaffir telescope!

]]> By: Sid Morrison http://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/17/top-ten-astronomy-pictures-of-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-1277847 Sid Morrison Wed, 17 Dec 2008 20:09:55 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=21484#comment-1277847 My big problem with most astronomy pictures is that they are essentially fakes. NASA (and astronomers in general for that matter) were masters of photoshopping before there was even a Photoshop. While the basics of an image may be factual, the stuff the space and astronomy industry (and it is an industry) puts out for public consumption is VERY HIGHLY enhanced/sharpened/colorized/etc. to make it much more exciting to the public, i.e. both taxpayers and politicians controlling the purse strings. So, unfortunately, you can't really have much faith in any of the publicly released images. No doubt that good research is being done, but everything is so tinkered with by graphic artists it's not really science anymore. The real (more raw) scientifically valid images (and they exist) don't frequently see the light of day because they have a lot less WOW factor for people weaned on Star Wars, Star Trek, and the like. My big problem with most astronomy pictures is that they are essentially fakes. NASA (and astronomers in general for that matter) were masters of photoshopping before there was even a Photoshop. While the basics of an image may be factual, the stuff the space and astronomy industry (and it is an industry) puts out for public consumption is VERY HIGHLY enhanced/sharpened/colorized/etc. to make it much more exciting to the public, i.e. both taxpayers and politicians controlling the purse strings.

So, unfortunately, you can’t really have much faith in any of the publicly released images. No doubt that good research is being done, but everything is so tinkered with by graphic artists it’s not really science anymore. The real (more raw) scientifically valid images (and they exist) don’t frequently see the light of day because they have a lot less WOW factor for people weaned on Star Wars, Star Trek, and the like.

]]> By: Edward http://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/17/top-ten-astronomy-pictures-of-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-1277541 Edward Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:42:50 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=21484#comment-1277541 Phil's passion, breadth of knowledge and humanity will make him an Internet icon for as long as he cares to blog. Phil’s passion, breadth of knowledge and humanity will make him an Internet icon for as long as he cares to blog.

]]> By: Johnny Cat http://www.neatorama.com/2008/12/17/top-ten-astronomy-pictures-of-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-1277448 Johnny Cat Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:06:57 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=21484#comment-1277448 I like "The Mote In Sauron's Eye"...clever. Interesting pick for number 1. I like “The Mote In Sauron’s Eye”…clever. Interesting pick for number 1.

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