APOD Assessment Poll #6b

JDF · Post by **JDF** » Sun Apr 24, 2016 12:51 pm

Just curious, Photo was posted Apr 24th, and poll was closed a bit after 8PM on Apr 23rd.

This tells me you must have Time-Travelers in your viewing group as I find this combination impossible to cast my vote.

Anyway, Yes I have seen it many times, in Magazines, books, Hubble site, APoD, etc. It never fails to generate awe.

cosmosis@hvi.net · Post by **cosmosis@hvi.net** » Sun Apr 24, 2016 1:24 pm

I have seen the image

Prem · Post by **Prem** » Sun Apr 24, 2016 1:31 pm

Saw it before and was shocked to see that the 7th-day Advantagists were using it in their magazine and claiming ownership of the nebula and the whole universe for their deity.

owlice · Post by **owlice** » Sun Apr 24, 2016 1:33 pm

The poll end time has been reset; you should be able to vote now. Apologies for the error!

eekee · Post by **eekee** » Sun Apr 24, 2016 3:10 pm

I've seen it *loads* of times! ... I've never liked the colors.

More seriously, it is a bit of a marvel but it's hardly the only star-forming region out there. I started to feel overexposed to this particular image years ago, before I even knew APotD existed. Now I think of it, APotD has balanced things up for me, by not featuring it too often. For a while, possibly in the early 2000s, that image popped up so often in popular media that I felt as if it was more an advert for the Hubble itself and all pre-Hubble images were forgotten.

robcat2075 · Post by **robcat2075** » Sun Apr 24, 2016 3:40 pm

I wish someone would get the Hubble to shoot those three missing tiles in the upper right.

It bothers me every time i don't see them.

Chris Peterson · Post by **Chris Peterson** » Sun Apr 24, 2016 4:26 pm

robcat2075 wrote:I wish someone would get the Hubble to shoot those three missing tiles in the upper right.

It bothers me every time i don't see them. :ssmile:

Already done.

: Click to view full size image

EricD · Post by **EricD** » Sun Apr 24, 2016 4:41 pm

Yes, most of us have seen it before. But your text and links in the caption are always welcome! They serve as great reminders of the astronomical understanding, and, unlike the *rest of the entire internet* - they are trustworthy! Keep up the good work!

dprovan · Post by **dprovan** » Sun Apr 24, 2016 4:45 pm

When it was released, I remember thinking it was a desperate bid to get past the embarrassing disaster. And brilliantly done: no one remembers now that Hubble was a worthless heap of scrap not long before this picture was taken.

edyeg · Post by **edyeg** » Sun Apr 24, 2016 4:52 pm

Yes..and my heart still flips over at the sight! Thanks yet again!

Dustdreamer · Post by **Dustdreamer** » Sun Apr 24, 2016 6:01 pm

I'm fairly certain I've seen images of those clouds that look very similar to this one but whether they were the same picture or not is not something I would be sure of.
I have, for example, seen a nebula looking very like that one as a display on the wall of "Voyager's" conference room. Janeway seemed very fond of it.

Dustdreamer · Post by **Dustdreamer** » Sun Apr 24, 2016 6:03 pm

eekee wrote:I've seen it *loads* of times! ... I've never liked the colors.

Photoshop. Irfanview. GIMP. Change the RGB values to something you like better.

Air4ce · Post by **Air4ce** » Sun Apr 24, 2016 6:43 pm

The image of the Eagle nebula was used as part of the set in Star Trek: Voyager. It was used as a backdrop, located in the "Astrometrics Lab" where Seven of Nine used to hang out.

I'm sort of embarrassed that I remember that.

Air4ce · Post by **Air4ce** » Sun Apr 24, 2016 6:50 pm

The image of the Eagle nebula was used on the TV show "Star Trek: Voyager". It was used as a backdrop in the "Astrometrics Lab" where Seven of Nine used to do whatever it was she did.

I'm sort of embarrassed I know that.

geckzilla · Post by **geckzilla** » Sun Apr 24, 2016 7:00 pm

Air4ce wrote:The image of the Eagle nebula was used on the TV show "Star Trek: Voyager". It was used as a backdrop in the "Astrometrics Lab" where Seven of Nine used to do whatever it was she did.

I'm sort of embarrassed I know that.

They always had a bunch of Hubble images in there. It was fun to try to identify them.

Dale Jacobs · Post by **Dale Jacobs** » Sun Apr 24, 2016 7:45 pm

Yes, this is an iconic image. But since new science can be found in older images using new techniques, this image can still be relevant and informative.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Apr 24, 2016 10:03 pm

Yes, but I don't mind as long as there is something new to be discussed.

circlemc · Post by **circlemc** » Sun Apr 24, 2016 10:21 pm

This was featured as the 2007 February 18 APOD

Blackbelt106 · Post by **Blackbelt106** » Mon Apr 25, 2016 1:03 am

Yes I have seen it, but that doesn't mean I don't want to see it again!

robcat2075 · Post by **robcat2075** » Mon Apr 25, 2016 1:16 am

Chris Peterson wrote:
robcat2075 wrote:I wish someone would get the Hubble to shoot those three missing tiles in the upper right.

It bothers me every time i don't see them.
Already done.

Click to view full size image

Fabulous! Why do we keep using the one with missing pieces?

Naomi Sarna · Post by **Naomi Sarna** » Mon Apr 25, 2016 2:05 am

Ive seen it on APOD enough times I can recognize it. But it's always beautiful and amazing.

triker · Post by **triker** » Mon Apr 25, 2016 4:11 am

How about a link to a golden oldies gallery?

bystander · Post by **bystander** » Mon Apr 25, 2016 4:19 am

triker wrote:How about a link to a golden oldies gallery?

http://asterisk.apod.com/viewforum.php?f=46

elizabethsmoyer · Post by **elizabethsmoyer** » Mon Apr 25, 2016 10:26 am

Saw it on a greeting card. It is good to refresh what it is. Thanks for repeated postings inspiring deepening wonder and awe.

Craig Conder · Post by **Craig Conder** » Mon Apr 25, 2016 3:29 pm

It's a great picture, but I have seen it several times before. My preference would be for APOD to post unique pictures every day. There are enough cool and inspiring options that I don't think there is any danger of running out of material.

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