Anyway, the Voorwerp is interesting. Glad to know it's not just a figment of someone's overactive imagination.

And groetjes Bill!

Hanny.

Do come along to projects like Galaxy Zoo, there might be a lot more to discover besides the Voorwerp. Crazy and wonderful people in the Cafe at the End of the Universe, for example. I'll stop advertising now before I get banned for spamming . . . Hanny's Voorwerp indeed became famous at once. Lots of people kept claiming to find one, when in fact they had (sadly) only found an irregular galaxy or clump of hot blue star formation. Chris Lintott checked the entire database to see if anything else had precisely the same colour, and it didn't. Can you imagine how exciting this was? Roll on, citizen science . . . it really does work!

Peter K.? Thank you for the kind words. I've honestly tried to grow a thick skin over the years, but I keep shedding it. Guess I just care too much about people. (but i try very hard not to let crude comments get to me.) As for ads? Yeah. Last time I accidentally open a male enhancement ad my fingers got longer.

And I thought Hanny was famous!

I read all the work you guys did on the Voorwerp and I was very impressed… And even more impressed when Joe imaged it, too. After having spent hours pouring over galaxy images in search of supernova events, I know how I feel – and catching that one little thing that looks like an artifact at first glance is damn fine work.

You should be very proud!

Hanny is becoming famous.

There was a user by the same name on another forum that had some pet theories that were… On the wrong side of sane, that eventually got himself banned from that forum.

I'm honoured…

I posted some links to more information on the Voorwerp over on the BAUT forum…

"Voorwerp" indeed means "object", but everyone indeed also thought "What the heck is that?" Anyway…

Cheers from Hanny – from the Voorwerp.

I need to spend some time on Galaxy Zoo, looks great!

I also need to look into Google Earth and all the virtual observing that can be done!

Take care and catch you soon! Cheers, Ian

I really, really try to feature images that take the reader on a cosmic adventure. It's fun to learn about new objects, what they are, where they are, what they look like and what they might be…

And who could resist a voorwerp!

Thanks, again.

~Tam

PS – I grew up in the new school line of thinking when it comes to offensive things… If I don't like it? I don't look at it!

PPS – That's why the only mirrors I own are in telescopes. Woo hooo! That oughta' bring the "mirror man" out to spam!

Oh, and Jerry has spammed most of the UT articles by the looks of things. He/she really disproves of online advertising!

Cheers, Ian

For what it's worth, my friends, I have absolutely no control over what ads display themselves in the pages. I am sure Fraser is unaware the readers find it offensive and I'm equally sure it will be removed posthaste.

Don't let a simple movie advertisement keep you from learning and enjoying…

You are very correct. My friend Cor taught me a handful of words and I knew it meant "object", but I also know my Netherland, Holland, etc. friends have a wonderful sense of humor and I didn't think you'd mind.

And Jerry? What the heck does your comments have to do with Hanny's Voorwerp? Never in any of my writings (or teachings) will you find any disrepect for ANY religion, culture or belief. If you wanna' write hate mail – send it to the folks that are responsible for the ad – or turn the other cheek.

Wij zijn alle kinderen van de God…

regards,

Jan
(a dutchman)