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Astronomy with Knobs on

I just saw a splendidly smutty blog post which contains graphic examples of astronomical objects in the form of male genital organs. Since this appears to be an entirely suitable topic for a Friday afternoon blog post, here is my suggestion of  a contribution to her gallery. It’s the X-rated X-ray satellite XMM Newton which, as you can see, has a disturbingly phallic appearance.

I wonder if astropixie might be able to make room for this one?

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3 Responses to “Astronomy with Knobs on”

  1. telescoper's avatar
    telescoper Says:
    March 12, 2010 at 5:04 pm

    I note astropixie managed to slip mine in without any problem.

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  2. Rob Crain's avatar
    Rob Crain Says:
    March 13, 2010 at 10:51 am

    Astronomy with balls? Not XMM-Newton. You’ll need IXO for that:

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    • telescoper's avatar
      telescoper Says:
      March 13, 2010 at 11:23 am

      Rob,

      I tried to embed your thing but it was uncomfortably large. Here is a smaller version, which I manage to pop in without difficulty.

      Peter

      IXO

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