[blam]

No 'Uranus' jokes please.

[WhiteGuy]

You're no fun.

[visagoth]

Thanks for posting Uranus.

:)

[ovrtaxt]

No jokes? This is gonna be a short thread...not much else to discuss.

Don't be such an anus, blam! : )

[Moonmad27]

I just like the name of the telescope - "Very Large Telescope" Sounds like something in a Monty Python sketch. Between that and the usual Uranus comments, before reading the article I would have sworn it was all a joke.

[ovrtaxt]

Umbriel, Titania, Portia, Puck, Miranda, and Ariel.

Sounds like the names of Hillary's g@y senatorial crack staff. All in orbit around her VLT. (Very LARGE Tushie).

Can be seen from the Par-anal Observatory.

In Chile.

Now, blam, there's just too much here! We could go on with the puns all day!

[Miss Marple]

Does anyone besides me find the name VLT (Very Large Telescope) amusing? It's sort of self-evident, yet understated.

It is sort of like calling an aircraft carrier a Very Big Ship.

[Johnny Shear]

Is Uranus the planet that we discovered had rings only about 20 years ago? And we only found that out because of one of the probes that did a fly-by. Or was that another planet?

If it was Uranus, it's pretty amazing that we can now see the rings from earth...

And which one has the big blue storm? And which one had the meteors hitting it a few years back?

[don-o]

In certain parts of the Southern Hemishpere, on clear nights in December, Uranus may be seen with the naked eye.

[facedown]

ping

[Pearls Before Swine]

No 'Uranus' jokes please.

Huh-huh...you said... Sorry, can't help it. I got the kids the AOL Beavis & Butthead DVD set for Xmas, so its on my mind.

[Kerensky]

Ok, no Uranus jokes, BUTT...

Southern Observatory's parANAL Observatory

[DAnconia55]

Doc told me this but said he was gonna use a very small telescope....

[dfwgator]

Did they find any gerbils in Uranus? (I know, I'm going straight to hell for that one) ;)

[<1/1,000,000th%]

Very cool! Great post!

[virgil]

This is a remarkable picture for an earth bound telescope.

[Mr. K]

reminds me of my favorite line in Armageddon: "What's Up < guy played by Bruce Willis >? NASA find oil on Uranus?"

[SunkenCiv]

I'm glad everyone ignored your plea. ;')