APoD: 13th October, 2012

[Octane]

Today's APoD is one of the most beautiful images I've ever seen:

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap121013.html

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[Jen]

:eyepop::eyepop: wow thats so pretty :thumbsup:

[iceman]

Freaky!

[Larryp]

Nice!

[Dave221]

That is a great image. David.

[Matt Wastell]

Pretty cool - it has an earthy feel (like clouds / fog / mist) with the great deep sky stuff - very interesting.

[jjjnettie]

I'm not overly fussed on those diffraction spikes, but the dusty bits are awesome.

[Zhou]

Awsome stuff :thumbsup:

[Ric]

That's one amazing image.

[Deeno]

Pretty amazing stuff!

[TrevorW]

Nice but the added diffraction spikes detract from the rest of the image IMO

[MrB]

Same for me. Spikes normally don't bother me and I think they look great in some images, but here they are just too much.
In all other respects it is an awesome image :thumbsup:

[GrahamL]

Thats a great pic , , so much subtle detail there , the spikes just
completely destroy it for me and arn't needed at all imo .

[Octane]

You guys are crazy.

Diffraction spikes are the way of the future.

They give an aesthetic to the shot.

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[AstroJason]

Wow wow wow! Just amazing! Very nice shot! I agree, I like the spikes too. Thanks for sharing

[lacad01]

Looks like something you'd see airbrushed on the side of a Sandman panel van ;) Seriously though, pretty amazing image...

[Larryp]

Love the image, but I feel the spikes detract from it.

[Octane]

You're all wrong, the spikes are what /make/ the image! :P

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[RobF]

Wanna swap the FSQ for my 8" Newt then H? :D

[Octane]

Hahaha. You very funny guy. That's why I kill you last.

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[RobF]

I need an emoticon for a large orange orangutan falling to the ground :question:

But seriously, awesome image. I gather the diffraction spikes were added? Do seem a little intrusive, but heck what a stunner.

[bloodhound31]

I hate it.