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Re: APOD: Median Mashup: Hubble's Top 100 (2014 Sep 13)
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2014 8:14 am
by starsurfer
geckzilla wrote:xmetman wrote:What I'm still waiting for are images of NGC1234 (if there is one), or maybe NGC1 - is that the sun?
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I think you should aim two digits lower and have a look at
NGC 1232 instead. I am linking to this infrared version of the galaxy because I think it shows off the tightly wound spiral better than the visible light ones I have seen.
I prefer optical images of this galaxy, also that infrared image is too narrow to include its apparent companion galaxy.
Re: APOD: Median Mashup: Hubble's Top 100 (2014 Sep 13)
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2014 8:35 am
by MalcolmP
Re: APOD: Median Mashup: Hubble's Top 100 (2014 Sep 13)
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2014 1:40 pm
by DavidLeodis
The "Hubble's top 100 images" link brings up those images but there does not seem to be any information with them as to how they were chosen. Does anyone know how they were selected
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Re: APOD: Median Mashup: Hubble's Top 100 (2014 Sep 13)
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2014 5:24 pm
by bystander
MalcolmP wrote:
Anyway, back to topic, who was the APOD Robot of the Day who posted this mashup pic and was he/she pleased with the response that it generated ?
The
APOD Robot is an automated script that generates the initial post on
this forum for each new
APOD. It is not responsible for the content of any APOD, nor does it have any opinion on the response generated.
Re: APOD: Median Mashup: Hubble's Top 100 (2014 Sep 13)
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2014 7:08 pm
by MalcolmP
bystander wrote:MalcolmP wrote: who . . . of the Day
The
APOD Robot is an automated script
Errr, yes,
but someone chose that pic and put it in the queue of pics to be shown.
And I didnt imagine a team of Shakespearian monkeys wrote the blurb
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Re: APOD: Median Mashup: Hubble's Top 100 (2014 Sep 13)
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2014 7:45 pm
by bystander
MalcolmP wrote:
Errr, yes,
but someone chose that pic and put it in the que of pics to be shown.
And I didnt imagine a team of Shakespearian monkeys wrote the blurb
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That would be the editors at
APOD, Robert Nemiroff and Jerry Bonnell.
Re: APOD: Median Mashup: Hubble's Top 100 (2014 Sep 13)
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2014 8:43 pm
by geckzilla
Of the two, it was most likely Jerry.
Re: APOD: Median Mashup: Hubble's Top 100 (2014 Sep 13)
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2014 10:50 pm
by MalcolmP
Oh, just the two !
For some reason I had the idea that they would have a team of helpers,
a little bunch of elves beavering away in the background on our behalf
Either way, it does not look like they are to be tempted out to say what they think of all the 'noise' !
Re: APOD: Median Mashup: Hubble's Top 100 (2014 Sep 13)
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2014 10:53 pm
by geckzilla
Well, I don't know if Jerry reads the forum at all. If you want that answer, you will have to email him directly.
Re: APOD: Median Mashup: Hubble's Top 100 (2014 Sep 13)
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2014 11:12 pm
by MalcolmP
I dont think I am that desperate,
and he has more important matters to deal with than emails from me,
'twas just idle curiosity,
sort of by way of conversation,
but Bystander's interpretation of my way of conversation did try my patience I must admit
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So perhaps I need to look inward and sort out my style.
Re: APOD: Median Mashup: Hubble's Top 100 (2014 Sep 13)
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2014 11:14 pm
by alter-ego
MalcolmP wrote:... I'm with Chris though : tomorrow is another day, , ,
That's turning out to be one long day
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Re: APOD: Median Mashup: Hubble's Top 100 (2014 Sep 13)
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2014 11:16 pm
by geckzilla
MalcolmP wrote:but Bystander's interpretation of my way of conversation did try my patience I must admit
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It is a frequent mistake to make. The patience of some of the longer term forum members here is also a pool which dried up long ago.
Re: APOD: Median Mashup: Hubble's Top 100 (2014 Sep 13)
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2014 11:27 pm
by MalcolmP
alter-ego wrote:MalcolmP wrote:... I'm with Chris though : tomorrow is another day, , ,
That's turning out to be one long day
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My days follow the laws of quantum mechanics, they come in discrete packages.
Goodnight.
Re: APOD: Median Mashup: Hubble's Top 100 (2014 Sep 13)
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2014 7:17 pm
by Fredo
Joules wrote:Fredo wrote:For example: what or why is that ring, roughly 1/2 of the picture in diameter, ...
Might be that the 100 source images are slightly biased towards large, face on spirals and planetary nebula.
Yes, it may be. At least it sounds as possible ...
Thank you for your answer!
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