I am working on a personal observing catalogue and would appreciate some input on the Top 10 (or 20) most famous Hubble photographs. I would like to add a group of 10-15 objects that are the location markers for famous Hubble pictures. While I understand that observers will not see what the Hubble sees, much of the general public's common knowledge of astronomy comes from Hubble photos. But, I would like to have a list of location markers for some of more famous photos (visible in the northern hemisphere), so when people ask me at star parties, "oh, you know that Hubble picture," I can perhaps have a small binder with a some pictures in it and then be able to quickly slew to the vicinity of the object and then go "but here's something else nearby to look at." Probably the archtypeal Hubble photo is the famous - Pillars of Creation (Gas Pillars in M16 - Eagle Nebula) - http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/nebula_collection/pr1995044a/ So, what's the groups consensus as to what are the Top Ten Hubble pictures? What are the most memorable Hubble pics? What are the one's you most get asked about at star parties? - Canopus56 Some of my top 20 favorites are: Swan Nebula (M17) http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/nebula_collection/pr2003013a/ The Orion Nebula: http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/entire_collection/pr2006001a/ Light and Shadow in the Carina Nebula: http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/entire_collection/pr2000006a/ The Mosaic of the Crab Nebula http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/nebula_collection/pr2005037a/ The Cat's Eye Nebula http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/nebula_collection/pr2004027a/ V838 Moncerotis http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/star_collection/pr2005002f/ M51 Detail http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/star_collection/pr2005021b/ Sharp Field Eta Carinae http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/entire_collection/pr1996023a/ Helix Nebula mosasic http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/nebula_collection/pr2003011a/ Cometary knots in the Helix nebula http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/newsdesk/archive/releases/1996/13/image/b Eskimo Nebula (NGC 2392) http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/nebula_collection/pr2000007a/ Giant "Twisters" in the Lagoon Nebula http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/nebula_collection/pr1996038b/ M57 http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/nebula_collection/pr1999001a/ The Mice, NGC 4676 http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/galaxy_collection/pr2002011d/ Gravitational Lensing http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/galaxy_collection/pr1996010a/ Antennae galaxies NGC 4038/4039 http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/galaxy_collection/pr1997034d/ The Hubble Deep Field: http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/entire_collection/pr2004007a/ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com