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Top 10 Astronomy Images of 2006

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the eye-in-the-sky dept.

The Bad Astronomer writes "Astronomical observatories on the ground and in space return many terabytes of data every year. But which bytes are the best? I combed through thousands of pictures to find the Top 10 astronomy images of the year."

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  1. Best one has shuttle and ISS in front of the Sun by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    And Mr. Legault lost the sight in one eye to snap that one at the perfect moment showing true commitment.

  2. Heh. by Black+Parrot · · Score: 4, Funny

    "That's no face, it's a butte!"

    (Oh, admit it - we're all juvenile here.)

    --
    Sheesh, evil *and* a jerk. -- Jade
  3. Mod Parent UP!! WAAAY UP! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I can't believe the priorities of these "astronomers".Wasting precious resources to get fuzzy pictures of things that are so far away they have no relevance to real peoples problems here on Earth.Problems like Global Warming, Genetically Modified Foods,free legal access to women's healthcare-abortion,affordable day care,poverty, that fascist smirking unelected Chimp in the White House.gay rights, racism,gun control,PEACE,ANIMAL RIGHTS,TEACHER PAY,rape, pornography, sexism.That money should be spent here-dealing with real problems and not wasted on patriarchal bs like "astronomy".Technology has brought us such wondeful things iPods, mammograms,Daily Kos,ThinkProgress, Firedoglake, Digg, and my new Toyota Prius.Lets use money and technology to improve lives and save the planet!