'Amateur' Astronomer Snaps Pic of Planet-Forming Disk 59
The Bad Astronomer writes "Rolf Olsen, an 'amateur' astronomer in New Zealand, took an amazing photo of a disk of material around the star Beta Pictoris, the first time this has been seen outside of professional observatories. Incredibly, he snagged it with just a 25 cm (10") telescope! A comparison with an earlier pic from a much larger observatory indicates he nailed it, making this a milestone for amateur astronomy."
As Austin Powers Says (Score:5, Funny)
I wouldn’t have thought it was possible, especially with only a 25 cm (10 inch) telescope!
It's not the size: It's how you use it, Baby!
How about some more quotes (Score:5, Funny)
"Rolf Olsen, an 'amateur' astronomer in 'New' Zealand, took an amazing 'photo' of a 'disk' of material around the 'star' Beta Pictoris, the first time this has been seen outside of 'professional' observatories. Incredibly, he snagged it with just a 25 'cm' (10") telescope! A comparison with an earlier 'pic' from a much larger 'observatory' indicates he nailed it, making this a 'milestone' for 'amateur' astronomy."
Re:Why is 'amateur' in quotes? (Score:5, Funny)
Perhaps the /. "editors" could help fight this common misunderstanding by dropping the superfluous quotes.
Fixed that for you.
Definitely photoshopped (Score:1, Funny)
The glare is all wrong, I can see the pixels and I RTFA that says so.
Re:Why the quotes around amateur? (Score:5, Funny)
Both astronomer and porn star? What are the odds?
Re:Why the quotes around amateur? (Score:5, Funny)
Both astronomer and porn star? What are the odds?
Astronomical.