What's your favourite Hubble image ?

[Jen]

Woohooo happy birthday Hubble
Let's celebrate by posting some of the awesome pictures it has given us
What is your favourite hubble image and why

Arrrrhhh it's way too hard to choose I have so many favourites but there is three stand outs in my head right now is a toss up between the horse head image, the pillars of creation and V838 Monocerotis and and and ....... Oh this is like asking which one of your kids do u love the most :/ lol

[JB80 (Jarrod)]

In before the stream of "Deep Field" nominations.

It still blows my mind.

[Jen]

Oh hell yeah I forgot about that one

[Amaranthus (Barry)]

The galaxy images for me. Such incredible detail/resolution on many of them - like looking at the Milky Way from above.

[Jen]

[Dealy (Kev)]

I think for me it's the latest hi res andromeda pics. Absolutely stunning. But it's hard to pick.

[Jen]

Oh yep and the sombrero omg just beautiful

[MattT]

The photo of Betelgeuse as a disk.

Matt

[CJ (Chris)]

+1 for the 10,000 galaxies shot.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/0...n_5440225.html

[Robh (Rob)]

The Homunculus Nebula.

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap080617.html

The detail in that picture is just amazing. This is such a brilliant example of the power of nature and physics in action!

Then when I saw it with my own eyes in the Evans 30 inch at Linden, I could compare it literally to the Hubble image.

Regards, Rob

[hobbit]

my vote goes to the butterfly nebula

http://hubblesite.org/gallery/wallpa...280_wallpaper/

[Ric]

Couldn't pick one even if I tried, the legacy that Hubble has left from the last 25 years is just astounding.

I reckon they will be still analysing the catalogue of images for another 25 years to come.

[Jen]

Ohhh there is some interesting favs here thanks guys
C'mon Ric you gotta pick one hehe

[Ric]

Hi Jen

Probably would have to go for those deep field images then.

It's mind boggling what is out there, even in a few pixels.

[Jen]

yep it blows me away every time I look at that pic

[Sundog (Paul)]

I love the Helix nebula1 Great colours and close-ups of the cometary knots.

I have a book which gives an understanding of how the cometary knots formed, very fascinating.

[Matt Wastell (Matt)]

There are so many that are outstanding.
The deep fields are excellent - I also like the Horsehead, Pillars in M16, the Jupiter impacts....Sombrero, Eta, Cat's Eye, even Mars!!!!!!

[Baddad (Marty)]

I'm afraid I can not decide. Even if you threatened to shave my dog. Well, I would be inclined to say bring on the dog razor. My dog will be sha.... Wait! to save the dog I tossed a coin six times to eliminate images. Noooo!. It lands on its edge.

Alright I'll save my dog and say, Cats Eye Nebula. Er Wait.. no no I'll stay with that.

Cheers
Decisions, decisions.

[speach (Simon)]

For me it's 'the pillars of creation"

[Jen]

Lol Marty ok you saved the dog by taking out the cats eye you big big meanie lol lol