Crikey, another APOD!

[Andy01]

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap160624.html

Slap me down and call me dusty :lol:

Seems that APOD's are like London buses, there's never one when you want one, then two come along at once! :D

High res HERE (http://www.astrobin.com/251583/)

Cheers
Andy

[Atmos]

Fantastic achievement Andy, and such a lovely image :)

[DavidU]

A sensational result Andy.

[vlazg]

:bowdown:

Good one Andy

[IanP]

Congratulations Andy, you really deserved that title :hi:

[traveller]

Well done Andy, again!
Bo

[RickS]

Congrats, Andy!

[graham.hobart]

Go get em Ace!!:thumbsup:

[rustigsmed]

congrats andy, well deserved!

Russ

[strongmanmike]

Go Van Gough ;) ...just don't cut ya ear off :eyepop::lol:

Mike

[marc4darkskies]

Congrats Andy! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: You da man!! :D

[omegacrux]

Congratulations wonderful picture

David

[DJT]

Great image Andy, well done.

Now then, how are you going to update the Apod link in your achievements signature? Its still pointing to the old one.

:thumbsup:

[Andy01]

Thanks Colin, Dave, George, Ian, Bo, Rick, Graham, Russ, Mike, Marcus, David & DJT for your encouragement, I'm still amazed!
That SV70t is one lucky little 'scope :D




Signature all sorted, thanks for pointing that out!:lol:

[gregbradley]

Congrats Andy. That is a very creative shot.

Greg.

[Peter Ward]

Well done Andy :thumbsup:

...so will we see you at the Malin's this year as well?

[Andy01]

Cheers Greg & Peter, thanks for the warm fuzzy's :thumbsup:

Peter my submissions didn't make the Malin shortlist this year, it's someone else's turn :)

Cheers
Andy

[Regulus]

Congrats Andy, that photo is so good that it deserves a bit of recognition.

Trev

[h0ughy]

^^^^^what he said x 10:)

[The_bluester]

That image made me look back at some of your older images, wow is the FOV of that little tyke big compared to your previous equipment. Remembering trying to nicely frame the Triffid using earlier gear compared to it being a small part of a single frame in this image!

[niharika]

Well done Andy :), at this rate you will need a bigger space for the signature soon :))

[RobF]

Well done Andy. Congrats on your 2nd one in a row.
That would have to be a candidate for the new IOTY category surely? ;)

[raymo]

I know next to nothing about digitally produced images, but after well over
50 years of film astro imaging, I recognise quality when I see it, and all I can say is that David Malin must be going blind.
raymo

[Retrograde]

Congratulations Andy! Yet another fine image.

[billdan]

Wow Andy, congratulations on your 2nd APOD, I predict you will get a lot more in the near future.

Cheers
Bill

[Andy01]

Cheers Trevor, Houghy, Paul, Raki, RobF, Retrograde & Bill, Your kind comments are very much appreciated!



Raymo, thanks for the sentiment but it's all good.
I have enormous respect for Dr.Malin and I'm sure he's chosen some crackerjack images for the DMA this year (probably a good few from here on IIS) and I'm looking forward to seeing them too :thumbsup:

Some stats about the incredible reach of APOD, so far this image has been shared 661 times globally on Facebook, with over 2,200 likes.
On Google+ it was shared over 50 times with 395+ likes.

That's a bit overwhelming for a backyard imager like me to comprehend, but it sure demonstrates that people love looking at our deep space images :)

I did enjoy this quote from the Asterisk forum...

"While I always admire the scientific significance of narrowband images, their aesthetic value often leaves me a lot less impressed.
But this image definitely wins me over! It has an impressionistic, vividly chromatic, hallucinatory quality, like something out of a dream.
Vincent van Gogh dreaming of his own sunflowers in space!" Ann

Nice one Ann :thumbsup:

[cazza132]

Wow - a second APOD in a matter of a couple of weeks. On a roll mate! Congratulations! A very cool image too with the narrow band palate you have chosen. :thumbsup:

[Rex]

Congratulations Andy! Well deserved and a beautiful image.

[Andy01]

Cheers Troy :)
Since it got the Apod it's gone crazy viral on FB now.
Shared and reshared over 2000 times.
By my rough calculations thats an audience of over a million people!
Wish I had a dollar for each one... (Sigh)



Thanks For the kind words Rex, cheers!

[iceman]

Congrats Andy, amazing image. It's now IOTW.

[Andy01]

Thanks Mike,
It's my first ever IIS Iotw, I'm deeply moved and honoured. :D
Many thanks for all you and the IIS crew have so graciously (and patiently) taught me to date.
Cheers
Andy

[Stevec35]

Very nice Andy - an excellent shot!

Cheers

Steve

[Decimus]

Congrats, Andy. yet another stunner :eyepop: and a well deserved reward! :thumbsup:

Cheers,
Richard

[steradian]

Fantastic!!

[Andy01]

Thanks Steve, Richard & Steradian for your kind words.
I had a lot of fun with this one pushing the post - production to the limit.

I accept that it's probably not everyone's cuppa, but hey, the Nasa guys liked it so... there it is - cool! :D

[Fabiomax]

Wow! Congrats!
Fabiomax

[ab1963]

Imaging is not my thing and never will be but credit where credit is due , that is absolutely amazing.

[Regulus]

Well earned too. The 'fire in the sky' processing is an impressive way to present it too.
Congratulations - Trevor

[Pharian]

Spectacular!