Is the Hubble Telescope Smiling at a Gravitational Lens?

[Andy Resnick]

Story at: http://spaceref.com/astronomy/hubble-sees-a-smiling-gravitational-lens.html

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Amazing and creepy at the same time

 

[Mad scientist]

It may be smiling down at Mars:

http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily-lakdawalla/2008/1314.html

 

[russ_watters]

You do realize that looks basically the same as your avatar, right, Andy?

 

[Chronos]

Now we have the face to go along with the finger of god, only hand, arm and torso left to find.

 

[phinds]

VERY cool. Thanks for posting.

 

[wabbit]

Cute

You might tempt me to make an avatar out of this:)

 

[phinds]

Cute

You might tempt me to make an avatar out of this:)

Well, here are 3 you can choose from

1) as is
2) closer in and w/ upper right arc removed
3) same as 2 but w/ distracting background spots removed.

 

[wabbit]

OMG the wabbit avatar is in trouble... Thanks:)

 

[phinds]

OMG the wabbit avatar is in trouble... Thanks:)

Actually, I like the wabbit better because my avatar eats wabbits

[actually, my avatar wouldn't have eaten a live wabbit even if it had bit him on the nose]

 

[wabbit]

Well hello from outer space...

Now now mr dog are you going to eat this?

Edit: it really is sppoky, I think I'll revert to the wabbit pretty soon or I'll get nightmares...

 

[phinds]

Well hello from outer space...

Now now mr dog are you going to eat this?

Edit: it really is sppoky, I think I'll revert to the wabbit pretty soon or I'll get nightmares...

I sent the pic to several friends and the first response I got the guy said it looked creepy. Guess I'm missing something ... I just see it as incredibly nifty.

Oh, and no, I'm got going to try swallowing something that big, so you're safe as long as you keep it

 

[wabbit]

Oh, and no, I'm got going to try swallowing something that big:

There are probably a few black holes in there too, so digestion might be troublesome :)