IIS Member pluto featured on Instagram!

[dylan_odonnell (Dylan)]

I hadn't seen it mentioned here and I know he probably won't blow his own trumpet but Hugh (pluto) was featured on Instagram's main account yesterday. He woke up to 17,000 new followers and his Helix Nebula they featured is approaching a million likes (!?!).

Check it out : http://instagram.com/p/zIhovthQQP/?modal=true

Well Done @astro_hugh

[rustigsmed (Russell)]

indeed, well done astro_hugh what a beautiful gallery too,so many amazing shots.

i had a similar thing happen to me my brother in law posted my photo of the last saturn occultation by the moon on imgur and it cracked over a million views . it was just an iphone shot too!

[iceman (Mike)]

Fantastic! Well done Hugh!

[Rod771 (Rod)]

Your famous now Hugh!

Well done!

[pluto (Hugh)]

Thanks guys, it's pretty crazy.

The nicest thing about it is the number of people who hadn't realised that it was possible for 'normal' people to see and image this kind of stuff and are now pursuing what they had previously considered impossible.

I know it's a cliche but if my love of pretty pictures drives even a few to pursue their interest in a science then that's a wonderful thing

[pluto (Hugh)]

Originally Posted by dylan_odonnell

his Helix Nebula they featured is approaching a million likes (!?!).

Just a shame they featured the half finished one and not the nice final one, but I can't complain.

Thanks Dylan

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Always nice when ones work is featured somewhere, the Helix looks good, well done Hugh

Mike

[dylan_odonnell (Dylan)]

Originally Posted by pluto

Just a shame they featured the half finished one and not the nice final one, but I can't complain.

Yeh it could be worse... they could have added the "Nashville" filter to it

d

[pluto (Hugh)]

Originally Posted by dylan_odonnell

Yeh it could be worse... they could have added the "Nashville" filter to it

d

Hahahaha

[multiweb (Marc)]

Good on you, Hugh.