Hubble gets taste of the sun's future: hamburger.

August 1, 2002 2:10 PM

Hubble gets taste of the sun's future: hamburger. It's stuff like this that makes me love the Hubble.

Mmmmmm...hamburger.
posted by 40 Watt (16 comments total)

Doesn't look like a burger to me.

Looks like a maxi pad.
posted by ColdChef at 2:16 PM on August 1, 2002

Ye gods, that's a pretty picture.

Now you heathen vegetarians know better: God WANTS you to eat that burger.
posted by apostasy at 2:22 PM on August 1, 2002

hotdog
posted by tolkhan at 2:25 PM on August 1, 2002

Something that beautiful deserves a better name than "Gomez's Hamburger". Something that lilts off the tongue, like NGC20654.?
posted by interrobang at 2:26 PM on August 1, 2002

If it was discovered by a Chilean (Gomez) then why does it look like a hamburger as opposed to ... well , some Chilean dish? (someobody help me here)
posted by vacapinta at 2:44 PM on August 1, 2002

Thanks a lot, ColdChef... way to ruin a guy's post.
posted by 40 Watt at 2:52 PM on August 1, 2002

When will they use that for the logo of the new chain of Gomez's Burgers opening up?
posted by peachwood at 2:56 PM on August 1, 2002

Thanks a lot, ColdChef... way to ruin a guy's post.
Sorry. But, you see...the star is a Saggitarius and I'm a Virgo and well...
posted by ColdChef at 3:03 PM on August 1, 2002

"The dark ring, seen edge-on from the Earth's perspective, cloaks a central star from view. But the star's rays creep out above and below the disk to light up the dust buns. "

I love lit-up stellar buns, even if they are dusty.
posted by me3dia at 3:48 PM on August 1, 2002

i thought it looked like a reverse ice cream sandwich! (with the sandwich part on the inside and the ice cream on the outside)

mmmmm, ice cream sandwich :)
posted by kliuless at 3:51 PM on August 1, 2002

*Grabs spacesuit

Robble-Robble-Robble-Robble....
posted by Smart Dalek at 4:13 PM on August 1, 2002

Something that beautiful deserves a better name than "Gomez's Hamburger".

I know. I expect to see something named "Morticia's Summer Garden Salad" next.

Still, yay Hubble!
posted by WolfDaddy at 4:19 PM on August 1, 2002

vacapinta: how about an alfajor?
posted by signal at 4:55 PM on August 1, 2002

Bored voice on the interstellar intercom:

"You want fries with that?"

posted by slipperywhenwet at 7:22 PM on August 1, 2002

Figures that hamburger is in my sign. I'm starting to believe this astrology crap.

Hubble fans will want to read about its tiny new competitor, the Humble.
posted by D at 10:01 PM on August 1, 2002

That Gomez guy must be HUGE. I mean, Glen Manning HUGE.
posted by PinkStainlessTail at 7:24 AM on August 2, 2002