Hanny voorwerp comic book

Hanny van arkel and the team of scientists, among who are astron scientists, have been immortalized in the unlikely, but true story hanny and the mystery of the voorwerp. Sep 03, 2010 she and her team created a comic book based on hanny s story, called hanny and the mystery of the voorwerp you can learn more about it at that link. The english teacher has become an inadvertent science hero even inspiring an astronomy comic book called hanny and the mystery of the voorwerp. Comic book chronicles astronomy discovery news tuscaloosa. Hansi the girl who loved the swastika the full comic flashbak. If you order before the weekend, you can get a signed and customized copy from uncle hugos where i will be signing on saturday, and, of course, the book may be purchased at all the usual venues. This inspired me to begin writing a fictional series about as science guy hero taking on real dangers in the universe to save the planet coming soon. The voorwerp is about the size of our milky way galaxy and is part of a 300,000lightyearlong stream of gas, the institute says. Galaxy zoo where the voorwerp was discovered, and you can make discoveries of your own hannys voorwerp in hanny s words. Hannys voorwerp appears to be basking in the afterglow of an agn that shut itself down within the past 200,000 years a moment ago, astronomically speaking. Sep 11, 2012 this stirred up quite a storm and in the end, hanny not only got the credit for the discovery, there was a comic book written about the event.

At its best, such work can produce spectacular results, as in the dutch schoolteacher hanny van arkels discovery of a new astronomical object, hannys voorwerp see figure 1, which has inspired a new area of scientific investigation, as well as a comic book devoted to her discovery see figure 2. This morning i tried looking it up on the internet and my charts. Hannys voorwerp, dutch for hannys object, is enormous, about the size of our own milky way galaxy. Hannys voorwerp rare type of astronomical object called a quasar ionization echo, appears as a bright blob close to spiral galaxy ic 2497 in the constellation leo minor. If you order before the weekend, you can get a signed and customized copy from uncle hugos where i will be signing on saturday, and, of course, the book may be purchased at.

A 40page comic and associated promotional offers about hsv and the story surrounding it were presented at the 24th dragon con in. It was discovered in 2007 by dutch schoolteacher hanny van arkel while she was participating as a volunteer in the galaxy zoo project, part of the zooniverse group of citizen science websites. Managing scientific inquiry in a laboratory the size of the. Oct 05, 20 hansi the girl who loved the swastika the full comic hansi loved the swaskita. This is apparently a tidal tail strung out when another. The project was a comic illustrating an amazingly nifty discovery in astronomy called hannys voorwerp. Discoveries james webb space telescope science guide hannys voorwerp. Hannys voorwerp official website of discoverer hanny. In hannys voorwerp looking to live somewhere really weird and alternative. Now known popularly as hannys voorwerp, subsequent observations have shown that the mysterious green blob has the same distance as neighboring galaxy ic 2497. Theenglish teacher has become aninadvertent science hero even inspiring an astronomy comic book called hanny and the mystery of the voorwerp.

For one thing, there was no obvious explanation of why this cloud was so ionized. The true story of hannys voorwerp is now a comic book produced by two art and design students from southern illinois university edwardsville under the guidance of researcher pamela gay in the siue center for science, technology, engineering and mathematics stem research, education and outreach. Hannys voorwerp ground based optical image of ic 2497 top, hannys voorwerp bottom. Dec 10, 2010 the voorwerp is a fascinating object in two ways.

Its been named hanny s voorwerp, dutch for hanny s object. I first found out about hannys voorwerp when i was reading through the total skywatchers manual last night. Astronomers begin observing hannys voorwerp with the hubble. Nov 03, 2010 hannys voorwerp is a popular topic of conversation due to its novel discovery by hanny van arkel perusing images from the galaxy zoo project. Gil kane who called him an extraordinarily powerful inker, carmine infantino, gene colan and jack kirby all benefited from his heavy, robust linework which always helped tell the story in a simple, direct way. Here are all the results with descriptions in hannys voorwerp looking to live somewhere really weird and alternative. First of all a big thank you to everybody asking me about this. Hannys voorwerp official website of discoverer hanny van. Seems to be some sort of nebula, but the distinct color means that all of the stars would have to be exceptionally hot. Sep 03, 2010 university of alabama astronomy professor bill keel credits southern illinois university astronomy professor pamela gay with the idea of a comic book. Research is ongoing, but one leading hypothesis holds that hannys voorwerp is a small galaxy that acts like a large reflection nebula, showing the reflected light of a bright quasar. Im posting a few panels in below as well as this link to the free downloadable pdf version of the comic. Many of you especially galaxy zoo fans will probably already know the story of dutch schoolteacher hanny and her mystery voorwerp, but for those of you who dont, here it is.

Hubble finds ghostly object in deep space this just in. Science combines with art to produce educational comic book. Both lie at a distance of some 650 million lightyears. So heres your chance to win a copy of the book, signed by hanny. The sun and the water cycle in comic form join camillaspace with the girls sofia and marisol, and discover that without the sun there would be no water cycle. With only a few more hours to go to the official launch of the comic hanny and the mystery of the voorwerp, were.

Radio observations show that hannys voorwerp is actually part of a long stream of gas about 300,000 lightyears long connected to ic 2497. This image is a composite of blue, visual, and near infrared light images takn with the wiyn telescope. The tale has become so well known, it was made into. Then there was this american team of artists and astronomers that turned the whole discovery into a comic book. Amazon, barnes and noble, indiebound, bam, powells launch events. In comics from 1941, frank giacoias smooth, thick line has been recognizable over a surfeit of outstanding pencillers. Based loosely on the book of the same name, about the true story of maria hirschmann, a czechoslovakian girl who became a nazi during wwii, got forced into a russian labor camp, and eventually found her way to america and the christian faith. Jan 11, 2011 the hubble space telescope has captured an image of a green cloud of gas about 650 million lightyears from earth. A team of astronomers secured time on the hubble space telescope to observe hannys voorwerp, the unusual object found by dutch teacher. Comic book to share true tale of strange space object. Hanny and the mystery of the voorwerp a team of astronomers and artists, mostly from america, created a comic book about my story. The object is illuminated by a beam of light from a quasar that may have gone dark 200,000 years ago, according to the space telescope science institute in baltimore.

In this comic book, we try and tell the story of what it was like for the people involved and how exactly astronomy in its not exactly indiana jones fashion can be an amazing adventure. The project was a comic illustrating an amazingly nifty discovery in astronomy called hannys voorwerp im posting a few panels in below as well as this link to the free. Hanny s voorwerp is a popular topic of conversation due to its novel discovery by hanny van arkel perusing images from the galaxy zoo project. Explore the universe through the eyes of two japanese girls in this new manga comic based book. More silly launch videos are on the way as soon as we can get them edited, so watch this space.

Since both hannys voorwerp dutch for hannys object and ic 2497 are. Scientists suggested that a quasar in a nearby galaxy, known as ic 2497, was shining on hannys voorwerp, lighting up the oxygen in the streamer with a greenish glow. University of alabama astronomer helps tell online story. Nov 03, 2010 what hannys voorwerp reveals about quasar deaths caption hannys voorwerp is a popular topic of conversation due to its novel discovery by hanny van arkel perusing images from the galaxy. You are currently browsing the tag archive for the green tag. The story of how i discovered hannys voorwerp and of our quest to find out what it is. Jan 21, 2011 hannys voorwerp appears to be basking in the afterglow of an agn that shut itself down within the past 200,000 years a moment ago, astronomically speaking. The green hornet is a comic book hero who dresses up like a stinging insect and. Here are all the results with descriptions in hanny s voorwerp looking to live somewhere really weird and alternative. Nov 12, 2014 and people turned you into a comic book, right. August 2010 southern illinois university edwardsville.

The story of how i discovered hanny s voorwerp and of our quest to find out what it is. Hansi, the girl who loved the swastika 19731976 comic books. With the launch of the comic hanny and the mystery of the voorwerp, were also launching a competition. The comic, which will also appear on the internet and as a book, will be presented officially on friday 3 september in atlanta usa during the worlds largest science.

So we eventually found out what hannys voorwerp was and got a really cool picture from the hubble space telescope. They duly named the object in her honor hannys voorwerp which is dutch for hannys thing. A couple of years ago i got the chance to work on a project for galaxy zoo, nasa, and the hubble space telescope with my astronomer friend dr. Hannys voorwerp history of a mystery daily zooniverse. Because of her discovery, hanny was invited to the sky at night, to explain about the project and what had happened a few days later she is guest. Changing dynamics in science and communications request pdf. This article considers the impact of social media and electronic publishing on the scientific and journalistic communities. Take a trip of about 650 million lightyears to get to one of the strangest places in the universe. For another, it was actually discovered in 2007 by an amateur galaxy zoo project volunteer, hanny van arkel, a dutch school teacher. University of alabama astronomy professor bill keel credits southern illinois university astronomy professor pamela gay with the idea of a comic book. Hannys voorwerp turned out to be a small part of a 300,000lightyearlong streamer of gas, located about 650 million lightyears from earth. Dutch school teacher stars in american comic astron. In 1973, her romance with democratic socialism led to the creation of this comic book. Writers for the comic book, titled hanny and the mystery of the voorwerp, were recruited at convergence, a threeday fantasy and science fiction conference in bloomington, minn.

Hannys voorwerp groundbased optical image of ic 2497 top, hannys voorwerp bottom. Hannys voorwerp is a popular topic of conversation due to its novel discovery by hanny van arkel perusing images from the galaxy zoo project. Researchers like william keel at the university of alabama were awarded funding by nasa to study the green blob of gasresearchers thought the story had potential to become educational and the story of hannys voorwerp, comic book hero, is born, just basically showing how ordinary people an contribute in ways they never would have. The comic book yes, there is now a comic book, hanny and the mystery of the voorwerp.

In 2010 the royal society journal biology letters published an article, blackawton bees, which caused something of a sensation. Meet the accidental astronomer who inspired a comic book. Less than 200,000 years ago, the quasar dropped in brightness by 100 times or. Managing scientific inquiry in a laboratory the size of. The outburst may have triggered star formation in hannys voorwerp. Sep 07, 2010 with the launch of the comic hanny and the mystery of the voorwerp, were also launching a competition. The duos new book tells the story of the space race for the first time in stereo 3d, presenting the largestever collection of stereo photos of the apollo program, with over 150 unique views. The sdss gri composite image is shown below, a 101arcsecond square region. Hannys voorwerp groundbased optical image of ic 2497. According to a team led by kevin schawinski yale university, the shutdown likely was much more recent, within the past 70,000 years. Vocus august 27, 2010 the true story of hannys voorwerp is now a comic book produced by two art and design students from southern illinois university edwardsville under the guidance of researcher pamela gay in the siue center for science, technology, engineering and mathematics stem research, education and outreach. Galaxy zoo where the voorwerp was discovered, and you can make discoveries of your own hannys voorwerp in hannys words. She and her team created a comic book based on hannys story, called hanny and the mystery of the voorwerp.

Glowing strongly in the greenish light produced by ionized oxygen atoms, the mysterious voorwerp is below spiral galaxy ic 2497 in this view from the hubble space telescope. Jan 21, 2011 radio observations show that hanny s voorwerp is actually part of a long stream of gas about 300,000 lightyears long connected to ic 2497. Groundbased optical image of ic 2497 top, hannys voorwerp bottom, and a nearby companion galaxy left. She and her team created a comic book based on hannys story, called hanny and the mystery of the voorwerp you can learn more about it at that link. With only a few more hours to go to the official launch of the comic hanny and the mystery of the voorwerp, were already launching an online competition. If youre an educator, or are looking to get your kids interested in. A team of astronomers and artists, mostly from america, created a comic book about. In 2007 while classifying galaxies on the fledgling galaxy zoo website, citizen scientist hanny van arkel came across an object that she was unsure how to. Hanny and the mystery of the voorwerp is online comic book about 2007 discovery.

What appears to be a gaping hole in hannys voorwerp actually may be a shadow cast by an object in the quasars light path, according to the institute. The black hole is still there, of course, but over the past ten years, it appears to have swallowed all the gas in its vicinity. Theyve funded the creation of a digitized comic book a web comic to tell the story of hannys discovery of the voorwerp and the scientific adventure all of us have gone on as the truth has been sought in all sorts of wavelengths using a myriad of telescopes. A mysterious object with an equally mysterious name may have been revealed by a strange light echo in deepest space. What hannys voorwerp reveals about quasar deaths universe.