Corona Australis over Halema'uma'u Crater

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/waiferx/2676922593/
Originally uploaded by Waifer X

60 second exposure of Halema'uma'u Crater at night, using night scene setting on a Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ8. Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, HI, July 2, 2008. Click on the link for a larger view, with Corona Australis.

Accretion disk radiation

"Brewster Rockit: Space Guy!" by Tim Rickard
July 5, 2008

There would probably be x-rays rather than near-UV rays emitted from the accretion disk surrounding a black hole, or perhaps beta particles (whether electrons or positrons) from Hawking radiation, especially if the black hole was sufficiently small.

Pluto marquee

Flickr.com: (Untitled), by CommandZed
November 19, 2006

Don't we all?

"Space is the Place" t-shirt

Space is the Place"
The Imaginary Foundation

Because in space, no one can hear you jam.

"Teach the Controversy" t-shirts

"Classical Periodic Table, by Jeremy Kalgreen
controversy.wearscience.com


"Geocentric Universe" by Jeremy Kalgreen
controversy.wearscience.com

"Intelligently designed t-shirts urging you to show both sides of every story..."

Mars Phoenix Mission

"Mars...robot arm grabs handful of soil"
The Sun
June 2, 2008

How did the scoop mark wind up looking like a footprint?


"It puts the mars soil sample in the scoop" by Unknown
punditkitchen.com
July 2, 2008

The Sun--Brightening Your Days For 5x10^9 Years

Photoshop Phriday: Unnecessary Advertisements, by the_ruiner
somethingawful.com
June 20, 2008

Also, do not taunt the Sun...

Astronomy snow-globe

"Traveler 87 At Night (Between Too Much And Me)"
("Traveler" series, 2001-2007)
by Walter Martin and Paloma Muñoz, 2004
martin-munoz.com

Perhaps one of the less ironic artistic snow-globes by these two artists.

Hawking vs. Einstein, part four

Stephen Hawking at the Lido, Avenue Champs-Elysees, Paris, France
The Pop Culture Travel Guide (jaunted.com)

Stephen Hawking...triumphant!

Hawking vs. Einstein, part three

hawkspace.jpg, by OchreJelly
brickshelf.com

Stephen Hawking, triumphant? Open the pod bay doors, AL!

Hawking vs. Einstein, part two

"A Long-Awaited Taste of Outer Space," by Steve Boxall
WashingtonPost.com, April 27, 2007

"Einstein in Schpace," by robotlick
Worth1000.com
Ultimate Comebacks contest.

"So, how do you like them apples, eh?"

Hawking vs. Einstein, part one

Sluggy Freelance, by Pete Abrams
(Guest artwork by Michael Scandizzo)
sluggy.com
January 11, 2003

The downside of astrology

"The Stars Are Against Me Tonight" by Dan-ah Kim (dkim-art.com)
Mixed Media, 15" by 19"
"Departing Flights" exhibit at Thinkspace Art Gallery
Los Angeles, CA, June 13 to July 4, 2008

The fault, dear reader, is not within us, but in the stars themselves...

Over easy, or scrambled?

"But They Only Warn You About One" by Jessica Hagy
indexed.blogspot.com, June 10, 2008

Of course, everyone knows that in order to make scrambled eggs, you must first beat them.