Hubble Observation - You Decide!
Via the @sciencemuseum on twitter I discovered that the Hubble Space Telescope is going to let people around the world vote on the next observation target. This is a pretty amazing opportunity to have a say and the close for votes is March 1 with the image released during the 100 Hours of Astronomy global event. In true Oscar style... the nominations are:
- NGC 6634 - star forming region;
- NGC 6072 - a planetary nebula;
- NGC 40 - a planetary nebula;
- NGC 5172 - spiral galaxy;
- NGC 4289 - edge-on spiral galaxy;
- Arp 274 - interacting Galaxies.
Comments: Hubble Observation - You Decide!
If you're interested in our own home galaxy, I'd suggest that you vote for NGC 6634, which is currently in second place.
Using my beta SuperCOSMOS explorer to go to the SIMBAD coordinates for NGC 6634:
http://tinyurl.com/cm68g4
shows that this star formation region is embedded in the Cat's Paw nebula, a fascinating region that is part of the Sco OB1 association and forms a key part of what is usually called the Sagittarius Arm.
Posted by Kevin Jardine on Wednesday 28th Jan 2009 (14:23 UTC)
Put every instrument you have on ARP 247. There can never be enough.
Thank You
C. Webster Rose
Posted by C. Webster Rose on Wednesday 28th Jan 2009 (23:20 UTC)