NASA's Hartley2 Comet fly-by pics!

[johnmiic]

This is amazing! It looks a little like The Doomsday Machine from Star Trek!

Amazing close-ups of comet Hartley 2! | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine

[Brazoo]

Wow! Thanks for posting those. Those look amazing. I wonder if they're going to add colour to the high res images?

Also, Phil Plait (The Bad Astronomer) is awesome and his podcast rules.

[Sowth]

I read that NASA flew the Australian astronomer who discovered it (Hartley) to the US to watch the images come in live, nice touch!

[Mikey]

I have to admit, I clicked on this thread because when I read the title quickly I thought it said NINA Hartley pics

[UnderdogDJLSW]

Very cool that we live in an age where this is possible. Sometimes I think that folks get so used to movie magic and special effects that they take the real stuff for granted.

[Brazoo]

I think that's true - I also think this isn't what I'd expect this to look like because of movies. This is the one that kinda looks fake - if that makes sense.

[Doc]

NASA quickly lost contact with its probe after the last pic was taken. The comets new tragectoriy shows it changed coarse and is heading towards Earth.

[Mawni]

Meh.

I've had a good run.

[stevenlore]

Incredible pics. I didn't know of the mission.