Jun 25

Hanny’s Voorwerp is Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD)

Great news, Hanny’s Voorwerp, the mystery blob found by Hanny, has made it to Astronomy Picture of the Day!

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap080625.html

This is a fabulous success for all of us as the Voorwerp continues to intrigue…

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15 Comments so far

  1. Waveney June 25th, 2008 1:40 pm

    I think its about time the Voorwerp posts got their own category…!

  2. Georgia June 25th, 2008 1:51 pm

    This is really fantastic! Don’t forget to “Digg” the APOD!! http://digg.com/space/What_is_Hanny_s_Voorwerp

  3. Tae June 25th, 2008 2:32 pm

    Hanny rox!

  4. Charles June 25th, 2008 3:03 pm

    What are the 7 small sharp blue dots scattered around the image?

  5. Tarquin Q. Zanzibar June 25th, 2008 5:01 pm

    “What’s the white stuff above?”
    Great to see Hanny’s Voorwerp making the APOD - but what’s that curious round structure above it? Are these things common? ;-)

  6. Alice June 25th, 2008 6:17 pm

    :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

  7. Mark June 25th, 2008 8:59 pm

    Yea! Hanny.. or should I now say Honey. So to say your name correctly I pronounce it like I would when I say Honey? If so wow. You future husband in using your name would always being saying it in terms of endearment. Does that mean you win every argument the two of you have if you can get him to say you name? :D

  8. Hanny June 26th, 2008 5:25 am

    Haha, well Mark, my name is Hanny, but that indeed sounds like ‘honey’. However, it doesn’t have the same meaning in Dutch I’m afraid… :D

  9. GwydionM June 26th, 2008 6:00 pm

    Very nice. But in this picture, it looks rather like a green genie with arms extended

  10. GES June 26th, 2008 10:03 pm

    Congrats Hanny!
    I didn’t realize until yesterday’s APOD that “voorwerp” meant “object.” I thought you invented it so it would feel at home in the Galaxy Zoo! :-)

  11. Alice June 26th, 2008 10:13 pm

    I’d love to see APOD explain why you didn’t write “What’s the green stuff below?” . . .

  12. Half65 June 28th, 2008 12:14 pm

    Go Hanny

  13. Joseph K. H. Cheng June 29th, 2008 2:02 pm

    Congratulations, Hanny for your VOORWERP to make APOD !

  14. Dan D. Gutierrez July 28th, 2008 6:11 am

    There is a cool write-up in Science News, July 19, 2008 issue about Hanny’s Voorwerp. It includes a nice image of the massive spiral galaxy IC 2497 and the mystery blob, a quasar’s radiance, or light echo that is ricocheting off the galaxy (called “blue banana”).

    The article say that Hanny van Arkel will receive honorary coauthor status to credit her for first drawing attention to the object. Is this true?

    Cheers,

    _dan

  15. Mr. Trout August 7th, 2008 4:33 pm

    Congrats, Hanny! Everyone here in the States thinks this is awesome! Do you have a boyfriend?

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