Xinhua has helpfully posted the top 10 astronomy photos of the year (2008), according to National Geographic.
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What is photo no.1 doing in this list?
Good question. It is cute, but certainly not great.
So, what's wrong with photo #1? I think it puts all the others in perspective.
Stumpy: always sticking up for the underdog.
What about this one?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Descent_of_Phoenix_with_a_crater_in_t…