Hansi the girl who loved the swastika the full comic. With the launch of the comic hanny and the mystery of the voorwerp, were also launching a competition. Nieuwsgierigheid is er onmiddellijk, maar antwoorden krijg je niet meteen. This mystery object became known as hannys voorwerp and has fascinated astronomers the world over who started studying it with all manner of instruments including the hubble space telescope. 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. 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. The duo s 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. Dutch school teacher stars in american comic astron. 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. 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. Come meet the artists, hear a brief talk by bill, and generally revel in the voorwerps awesomeness. In hannys voorwerp looking to live somewhere really weird and alternative.
Im posting a few panels in below as well as this link to the free downloadable pdf version of the comic. 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. Hanny van arkel had been using the galaxy zoo web site less than a week when she noticed something odd about the photograph of ic 2497, a minor galaxy in the leo minor constellation. Dec 28, 2010 hanny van arkel had been using the galaxy zoo web site less than a week when she noticed something odd about the photograph of ic 2497, a minor galaxy in the leo minor constellation. 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. A 40page comic and associated promotional offers about hsv and the story surrounding it were presented at the 24th dragon con in. Sep 07, 2010 with the launch of the comic hanny and the mystery of the voorwerp, were also launching a competition. Jan 11, 2011 the blob of gas was first discovered by dutch school teacher hanny van arkel in 2007 and is named hanny s voorwerp, or hanny s object. If english teacher and citizen scientist hanny van arkel can discover a rare. 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. Hannys voorwerp this is the story about a young dutch girl, hanny van arkel, who in the summer of 2007 was examining galaxies as part of the galaxy zoo project when she noticed a bluish cloudlike object and asked what it was. So heres your chance to win a copy of the book, signed by hanny.
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. This image from the comic below depicts many of the people involved in its creation, including yours trulytopish row, left. A team of astronomers and artists, mostly from america, created a comic book. Only the indirect glow that is hannys voorwerp tells us that there was a quasar in the. 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. In the painting, a couple appear to be trapped in a bubble emerging from the earth below. 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. The leading theory is that the supermassive black hole in the center of ic 2497 created huge jets of energy and gas as it messily devoured great. Explore the universe through the eyes of two japanese girls in this new manga comicbased book. Meanwhile, weve updated the comic with some of the suggestions you readers gave us too and we. First of all a big thank you to everybody asking me about this. Managing scientific inquiry in a laboratory the size of the. If youre an educator, or are looking to get your kids interested in. 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 peas and the voorwerp are both objects that were spotted by people with less specialist knowledge i. 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. Hanny and the mystery of the voorwerp, which will be unveiled friday at the dragoncon convention in atlanta, tells the story of van arkel s 2007 discovery, now called hanny s voorwerp, dutch for. Hayeks classic the road to serfdom in comicbook format. So hanny is the dutch schoolteacher and queen admirer who discovered hannys voorwerp. The blob of gas was first discovered by dutch school teacher hanny van arkel in 2007 and is named hannys voorwerp, or hannys object. Comic book to share true tale of strange space object. According to a team led by kevin schawinski yale university, the shutdown likely was much more recent, within the past 70,000 years. Discovered in 2007, the bizarre object dubbed hannys voorwerp is the only. Met haar toestemming mag ik hier een link plaatsen naar een pdf van het stripalbum dat onlangs gemaakt is over hannys voorwerp. You can read about the voorwerp in a comic produced by the zooniverse and the citizen science alliance. This inspired me to begin writing a fictional series about as science guy. And galaxy zoo is just one of an evergrowing network of citizen science projects. Mission moon 3d is accompanied by a handheld stereoscopic viewer designed by brian may and named the lite owl, that enables readers to venture.
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. Voorwerp science comic hanny and the mystery of the voorwerp comic graphic novel 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. 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. We spoke to van arkel about the story behind her discovery, the hullabaloo after, and how it feels to become an accidental astronomer. Ze deed deze ontdekking toen zij als vrijwilligster nog maar net mee was gaan doen aan een internationaal astronomisch onderzoeksproject. Nov 03, 2010 caption hannys voorwerp is a popular topic of conversation due to its novel discovery by hanny van arkel perusing images from the galaxy zoo project. Hannys voorwerp official website of discoverer hanny. Feb 09, 2011 hanny and the voorwerp im writing this post because i came across something recently i cant recall ever having seen before. Chat zone this is for relaxing, chit chat, informal discussions or oddball topics or anything that doesnt belong somewhere else jokes, funny stories, interesting links or any topic you want to talk about. The comic book a panel is shown above will be premiered at. At dragoncon crystal ballroom hilton atlanta 255 courtland street ne atlanta, ga. Nov 12, 2014 the english teacher has become an inadvertent science hero even inspiring an astronomy comic book called hanny and the mystery of the voorwerp.
Hannys voorwerp and galaxy ic2497 hubble space telescope so what is hannys voorwerp. Mike and julie are kidnapped by a band of wild kids and theyve got special plans for the leaders son. This past monday, at about 8pm central gmt 5, a voorwerpish webcomic was delivered to sips comics for printing. I was already familiar with the basic story, but found it. And come dressed as a voorwerp for a chance to win a prize for best. A condensed version of the book written by max eastman was then published as the lead article in the april issue of readers digest, with a press run of several million copies. Tue, 31082010 the story of the discovery of the mysterious green gas cloud, which is discovered by school teacher hanny van arkel and is internationally known as hanny s voorwerp, has been made into an american comic book. Changing dynamics in science and communications request pdf. Hansi, the girl who loved the swastika 19731976 comic books. Theenglish teacher has become aninadvertent science hero even inspiring an astronomy comic book called hanny and the mystery of the voorwerp. 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. 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. She hadnt been at it very long when she found the picture at left. For another, it was actually discovered in 2007 by an amateur galaxy zoo project volunteer, hanny van arkel, a dutch school teacher.
I am not going to post spoilers here, because the whole story is being chronicled in graphic novel form. We dont want to rely on ads to bring you the best of visual culture. I was already familiar with the basic story, but found it a fascinating and delightful read nonetheless. Een paar dagen geleden schreef ik hier over hannys voorwerp. Comic book chronicles astronomy discovery news tuscaloosa. Mar 25, 20 hannys voorwerp and galaxy ic2497 hubble space telescope so what is hannys voorwerp. Hansi the girl who loved the swastika the full comic flashbak. Science combines with art to produce educational comic book. Hannys voorwerp pdf van het stripalbum met officiele. 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. Tuesday morning we got the page proofs, and now, one by one, they are being made into full color reality.
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. The comic book yes, there is now a comic book, hanny and the mystery of the voorwerp. Funding for the chronicles project was provided by the national science foundation. For one thing, there was no obvious explanation of why this cloud was so ionized. 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. 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. The project was a comic illustrating an amazingly nifty discovery in astronomy called hanny s voorwerp.
Het gaat om een opmerkelijk astronomisch object of beter gezegd. Dec 10, 2010 the voorwerp is a fascinating object in two ways. The story of how i discovered hannys voorwerp and of our quest to find out what it is. What hannys voorwerp reveals about quasar deaths universe. Galaxy zoo where the voorwerp was discovered, and you can make discoveries of your own hannys voorwerp in hannys words.
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 story of how i discovered hanny s voorwerp and of our quest to find out what it is. Mike and julie are kidnapped by a band of wild kids and theyve got special plans for the leader s son. Discoveries james webb space telescope science guide hannys voorwerp. Hanny not only got the credit for the discovery, there was a comic book written about the event. Take a trip of about 650 million lightyears to get to one of the strangest places in the universe. In hanny s voorwerp looking to live somewhere really weird and alternative. Hannys voorwerp, and a fourplanet extrasolar system around a sunlike star. Hanny and the mystery of the voorwerp a team of astronomers and artists, mostly from america, created a comic book about my story. Dutch school teacher stars in american comic published. In 1973, her romance with democratic socialism led to the creation of this comic book. University of alabama astronomer helps tell online story. It is supposed to be juxtaposed against something like secretive or hidden.
All i can say is it was a bit mad behind the scenes. One of the current buzzwords in communication, science communication, and nonscience journalism is transparency. Southern illinois university edwardsville press releases. 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. Oct 05, 20 for the harpers bazaar spring 1963 issue, melvin sokolsky born new york city, 1938 reworked a dream hed had after seeing hieronymous boschs the garden of earthly delights c. Galaxy zoo where the voorwerp was discovered, and you can make discoveries of your own hanny s voorwerp in hanny s words. University of alabama astronomy professor bill keel credits southern illinois university astronomy professor pamela gay with the idea of a comic book. She and her team created a comic book based on hannys story, called.
The english teacher has become an inadvertent science hero even inspiring an astronomy comic book called hanny and the mystery of the voorwerp. Meet the accidental astronomer who inspired a comic book. There are three editions of this comic a 1973 39 cent edition, a 1976 39 cent edition, and a 1976 49. She and her team created a comic book based on hannys story, called hanny and the mystery of the voorwerp. Hannys voorwerp is a popular topic of conversation due to its novel discovery by hanny van arkel perusing images from the galaxy zoo project. Managing scientific inquiry in a laboratory the size of. 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. 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 world s largest science. She and her team created a comic book based on hannys story, called hanny and.
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