Top 10 Astronomy Photos

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?

By Blind Squirrel FCD (not verified) on 11 Jan 2009 #permalink

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.