Every year, more and more images become available of astronomical objects. And every year I try to pick my favorite ten to post here at the year’s end (check out 2007 and 2006). This year, the ten I have chosen have a significant distance bias; they lean toward being very close. But don’t fret: they range in distance literally from the closest to the farthest objects we can see.

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2008/12/17/top-ten-astronomy-pictures-of-2008/