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    June 25th, 2008

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    Great news, Hanny’s Voorwerp, the mystery blob found by Hanny, has made it to Astronomy Picture of the Day!

    http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap080625.html

    This is a fabulous success for all of us as the Voorwerp continues to intrigue…

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  • 15 Comments

    Take a look at some of the responses we have had to this article.

    1. Waveney
      Jun 25th

      I think its about time the Voorwerp posts got their own category…!

    2. Georgia
      Jun 25th

      This is really fantastic! Don’t forget to “Digg” the APOD!! http://digg.com/space/What_is_Hanny_s_Voorwerp

    3. Tae
      Jun 25th

      Hanny rox!

    4. Charles
      Jun 25th

      What are the 7 small sharp blue dots scattered around the image?

    5. Tarquin Q. Zanzibar
      Jun 25th

      “What’s the white stuff above?”
      Great to see Hanny’s Voorwerp making the APOD – but what’s that curious round structure above it? Are these things common? ;-)

    6. Alice
      Jun 25th

      :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

    7. Mark
      Jun 25th

      Yea! Hanny.. or should I now say Honey. So to say your name correctly I pronounce it like I would when I say Honey? If so wow. You future husband in using your name would always being saying it in terms of endearment. Does that mean you win every argument the two of you have if you can get him to say you name? :D

    8. Hanny
      Jun 26th

      Haha, well Mark, my name is Hanny, but that indeed sounds like ‘honey’. However, it doesn’t have the same meaning in Dutch I’m afraid… :D

    9. GwydionM
      Jun 26th

      Very nice. But in this picture, it looks rather like a green genie with arms extended

    10. GES
      Jun 26th

      Congrats Hanny!
      I didn’t realize until yesterday’s APOD that “voorwerp” meant “object.” I thought you invented it so it would feel at home in the Galaxy Zoo! :-)

    11. Alice
      Jun 26th

      I’d love to see APOD explain why you didn’t write “What’s the green stuff below?” . . .

    12. Half65
      Jun 28th

      Go Hanny

    13. Joseph K. H. Cheng
      Jun 29th

      Congratulations, Hanny for your VOORWERP to make APOD !

    14. Dan D. Gutierrez
      Jul 28th

      There is a cool write-up in Science News, July 19, 2008 issue about Hanny’s Voorwerp. It includes a nice image of the massive spiral galaxy IC 2497 and the mystery blob, a quasar’s radiance, or light echo that is ricocheting off the galaxy (called “blue banana”).

      The article say that Hanny van Arkel will receive honorary coauthor status to credit her for first drawing attention to the object. Is this true?

      Cheers,

      _dan

    15. Mr. Trout
      Aug 7th

      Congrats, Hanny! Everyone here in the States thinks this is awesome! Do you have a boyfriend?

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