What's your favourite Hubble image ?

[Jen]

:birthday::birthday::birthday:
:bowdown::bowdown:
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 :question:

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]

In before the stream of "Deep Field" nominations. :D

It still blows my mind.

[Jen]

Oh hell yeah I forgot about that one :)

[Amaranthus]

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

[Jen]

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[Dealy]

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]

+1 for the 10,000 galaxies shot.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/03/hubble-space-telescope-ultraviolet-10000-galaxies-photo_n_5440225.html

[Robh]

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/wallpaper/pr2009025f/1280_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 :) :thumbsup:
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]

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

[Sundog]

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]

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]

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.;):lol:

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

Cheers:)
Decisions, decisions.:shrug:

[speach]

For me it's 'the pillars of creation"

[Jen]

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

[erick]

Probably V838 Mon (around 2004 vintage):

http://cdn.spacetelescope.org/archives/images/screen/heic0503a.jpg

But I have to admit, the Carina Nebula giving us "the finger" in the left of this image makes me smile:

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/0306/carina_hst_big.jpg

But there are soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooo many great images! :thumbsup:

[el_draco]

Yes!!!

[Jen]

:thumbsup::thumbsup:

[Neil]

It's true there are countless great Hubble images, but it has to be M42 for me, clear skies, I wish.:D:D

[Eratosthenes]

http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2014/348/2/e/nasa_hubble_s_carina_nebula_by_star kiteckt-d89w1ri.jpg
Carrina Nebula

[sn1987a]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/35/Repair-Hubble-2-shuttle.jpg

Over northwest WA!. Pretty sure I was underneath at the time :D