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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?

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.

Nitpicker wrote:

xmetman wrote:or maybe NGC1 - is that the sun?

And NGC 1 is a spiral galaxy in Pegasus. See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NG ... 80%931000)

and APOD
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap050819.html

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 .

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.

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 ??

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 ??

That would be the editors at APOD, Robert Nemiroff and Jerry Bonnell.

Of the two, it was most likely Jerry.

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' !

Well, I don't know if Jerry reads the forum at all. If you want that answer, you will have to email him directly.

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
So perhaps I need to look inward and sort out my style.

MalcolmP wrote:... I'm with Chris though : tomorrow is another day, , ,

That's turning out to be one long day

MalcolmP wrote:but Bystander's interpretation of my way of conversation did try my patience I must admit

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.

alter-ego wrote:

MalcolmP wrote:... I'm with Chris though : tomorrow is another day, , ,

That's turning out to be one long day

My days follow the laws of quantum mechanics, they come in discrete packages.
Goodnight.

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!