Bad Astronomy:The Best Astronomy Images of 2012.

Phil Plait selected the best astronomy photos of 2012 and posted them on the "bad astronomy blog". The blog entry begins...

I couldn’t pick just 10—you have to see all 21 of these mind-bending shots. 

The Universe is beautiful. 

Which is interesting. It doesn’t have to be; it could be all colorless and weird and lumpy. Instead, it’s bursting with color, sculpted by vast forces, molded into fantastic shapes that please our eyes and delight our brains—especially once we understand what we’re seeing.

To see the entry, go here...

http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/bad_astronomy/2012/12/best_astronomy_images_2012_see_the_most_beautiful_images_of_the_universe.single.html

9 Gigapixel View of the Milky Way

Here is a post taken from the Michigan_Astronomers Yahoo group regarding a very cool web site worth looking at. Enjoy & pass it on....

One of my sons passed this information to me and I thought some of you would enjoying seeing this link of 9 gigapixels of the Milky Way. There's an interactive way of viewing it and it's extremely high resolution! :-) 

http://www.gigapan.com/gigapans/117375

A belated Halloween astronomy photo

 This is a ghostly reminder of Halloween!
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap121101.html

A great astronomy photo

Well the today's weather is not the best for staring at the stars.  So, here's a great fall astronomy http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap121026.html.  In this photo you will see the Pleiades star cluster.  On a clear night here you can see this cluster without a telescope.  So, if it is clear try to see this beautiful night time sight!

Star trail video

Here is another cool video!
Polar Swirl on Vimeo

Two galaxies merging

Here is one a beautiful image of two galaxies merging.    Hope you enjoy it! Two Galaxies Merging (from Astronomy Picture of the Day).

(Note there are many other pictures to be found at Astronomy Picture of the Day, look at the current entry, and if you have time look through the archives.)

Astronomy long exposure video

Hey here's a cool video! http://vimeo.com/m/51757761