# Would astronomy pictures be tacky for a bedroom? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 4, 2009, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-astronomy-pictures-be-tacky-for-a-bedroom/491974 "2009-04-04T15:13:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2009, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-astronomy-pictures-be-tacky-for-a-bedroom/491974/1 "2009-04-04T15:13:11Z")
I’m looking to get some nice framed pictures for my bedroom. I love astronomy pictures but I can’t decide if that would be too “wired” for bedroom decor. Thoughts? [http://www.google.com/images?sa=3&q=astronomy+pictures&btnG=Search+images](http://www.google.com/images?sa=3&q=astronomy+pictures&btnG=Search+images) ---
**Author:** ![Napier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2009, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-astronomy-pictures-be-tacky-for-a-bedroom/491974/2 "2009-04-04T15:31:03Z")
I’ve got two gas nebula pix in my bedroom, gifts from my daughter, plus a poster sized picture of an observatory where I once worked. So, I guess, your answer is “yes”. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2009, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-astronomy-pictures-be-tacky-for-a-bedroom/491974/3 "2009-04-04T16:02:24Z")
It’s your bedroom. Why should you care if it’s “tacky” or not? I mean, presumably you aren’t doing _that_ much entertaining in there. ---
**Author:** ![appleciders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2009, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-astronomy-pictures-be-tacky-for-a-bedroom/491974/4 "2009-04-04T19:42:24Z")
You underestimate **SHAKES** ’s entertaining skills 😉 No, if it’s well-printed and framed, it’s perfectly fine. It’s nerdy, yes, but not unbearably so, and there’s nothing inherently wrong with that. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2009, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-astronomy-pictures-be-tacky-for-a-bedroom/491974/5 "2009-04-04T21:31:55Z")
hm I would pick Zeyphr 08, Astronomy Domain (visible) © Bjorn … from the first page, and Yale Center For Astronomy and … without the words from page 4. I think those would be rather nice in any room. ---
**Author:** ![Jayn\_Newell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Jayn\_Newell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayn_Newell)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2009, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-astronomy-pictures-be-tacky-for-a-bedroom/491974/6 "2009-04-04T22:41:48Z")
> [@appleciders](#): > > No, if it’s well-printed and framed, it’s perfectly fine. It’s nerdy, yes, but not unbearably so, and there’s nothing inherently wrong with that. Plus those images are just so freakin’ _cool_. I say go for it. (Of course I would also happily cover an entire wall in anime posters if given a chance) ---
**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2009, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-astronomy-pictures-be-tacky-for-a-bedroom/491974/7 "2009-04-04T23:58:09Z")
Go for it. ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2009, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-astronomy-pictures-be-tacky-for-a-bedroom/491974/8 "2009-04-05T01:34:22Z")
It’s your bedroom. Decorate the way you want to. This Orion Nebula detail is very pretty and it doesn’t shout “astronomy!” [http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2006/01/image/i/](http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2006/01/image/i/) Perhaps an antique astronomy print would be to your liking? [http://www.art.com/gallery/id--b1849-c23944/astronomy-space-fine-art-prints.htm](http://www.art.com/gallery/id--b1849-c23944/astronomy-space-fine-art-prints.htm). Many of those images can be found on the web in hi-res. ---
**Author:** ![not\_alice](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_alice/32/7283_2.png) [@not\_alice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_alice)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2009, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-astronomy-pictures-be-tacky-for-a-bedroom/491974/9 "2009-04-05T01:46:09Z")
> [@SHAKES](#): > > I’m looking to get some nice framed pictures for my bedroom. > > I love astronomy pictures but I can’t decide if that would be too “wired” for bedroom decor. > > Thoughts? > > [http://www.google.com/images?sa=3&q=astronomy+pictures&btnG=Search+images](http://www.google.com/images?sa=3&q=astronomy+pictures&btnG=Search+images) I was involved, as one of the first 10 employees at the Hubble Space Telescope Science Institute, with the earliest plans to make those images something the public would both treasure and have for their own, back in 1982. I am honored that you would consider decorating any room of your house that way and would be disappointed if you decided against it. ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2009, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-astronomy-pictures-be-tacky-for-a-bedroom/491974/10 "2009-04-05T08:03:53Z")
I think, typically, they’re more of a den/study room/library kind of decoration. But who the hell wants to be typical? 😃 If you like it, do it. ---
**Author:** ![Ellef](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8dc957/32.png) [@Ellef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellef)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2009, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-astronomy-pictures-be-tacky-for-a-bedroom/491974/11 "2009-04-05T08:24:58Z")
I think astronomy pictures would be lovely! But then I’ve got National Geographic maps of Everest and Antarctica in my bedroom, so my tastes may be a little unusual. ---
**Author:** ![Angua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2009, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-astronomy-pictures-be-tacky-for-a-bedroom/491974/12 "2009-04-05T09:16:36Z")
I’d say go for it, but then I’m a) biased and b) its part of my job to promote astronomy to the public! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2009, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-astronomy-pictures-be-tacky-for-a-bedroom/491974/13 "2009-04-05T12:30:33Z")
I used to have a poster of the M31 Andromeda nebula on my bedroom wall, with a model of the Enterprise (TOC) hanging in front of it. I took both of them down about the time I started bringing girls in there. ---
**Author:** ![Icerigger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icerigger/32/432_2.png) [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2009, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-astronomy-pictures-be-tacky-for-a-bedroom/491974/14 "2009-04-05T14:21:58Z")
Check out some of these. way cool. > **[Astronomy Picture of the Day Archive 2015](https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html)** > > astronomy picture of the day dated archive listing ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2009, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-astronomy-pictures-be-tacky-for-a-bedroom/491974/15 "2009-04-05T16:24:43Z")
> [@not\_alice](#): > > I was involved, as one of the first 10 employees at the Hubble Space Telescope Science Institute, with the earliest plans to make those images something the public would both treasure and have for their own, back in 1982. > > I am honored that you would consider decorating any room of your house that way and would be disappointed if you decided against it. That’s pretty awesome, thanks for the great work. I love those pictures. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2009, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-astronomy-pictures-be-tacky-for-a-bedroom/491974/16 "2009-04-05T16:54:39Z")
> [@not\_alice](#): > > I was involved, as one of the first 10 employees at the Hubble Space Telescope Science Institute, with the earliest plans to make those images something the public would both treasure and have for their own, back in 1982. > > I am honored that you would consider decorating any room of your house that way and would be disappointed if you decided against it. Well shoot. If ya’ put it like that, I gotta do it now! Too cool. So I guess the question is now; where can I go to get some good quality prints of said pictures? Thanks for the input guys. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2009, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-astronomy-pictures-be-tacky-for-a-bedroom/491974/17 "2009-04-05T18:37:57Z")
I remember seeing a website that you could use to create a humongo poster of something using a standard printer, you input the jpg and it would output the file for however many 8x11 sheets it would end up being … I could see doing one of the spiffy ones as that and papering my ceiling with one of the images I really like … Anybody have a link to that webpage [or program?]? ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2009, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-astronomy-pictures-be-tacky-for-a-bedroom/491974/18 "2009-04-05T19:04:12Z")
> [@aruvqan](#): > > I remember seeing a website that you could use to create a humongo poster of something using a standard printer, you input the jpg and it would output the file for however many 8x11 sheets it would end up being … > > I could see doing one of the spiffy ones as that and papering my ceiling with one of the images I really like … > > Anybody have a link to that webpage [or program?]? [The Rasterbator](http://www.arje.net/rasterbator). ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2009, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-astronomy-pictures-be-tacky-for-a-bedroom/491974/19 "2009-04-05T22:59:24Z")
I can see some semantic confusion if a bed guest mentions “Uranus”. ---
**Author:** ![not\_alice](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_alice/32/7283_2.png) [@not\_alice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_alice)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2009, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-astronomy-pictures-be-tacky-for-a-bedroom/491974/20 "2009-04-05T23:35:59Z")
> [@SHAKES](#): > > Well shoot. If ya’ put it like that, I gotta do it now! Too cool. > So I guess the question is now; where can I go to get some good quality prints of said pictures? > > Thanks for the input guys. [http://www.skyimagelab.com/](http://www.skyimagelab.com/) - the owner is a colleague of mine from a previous career arc for both of us - that he got involved in this is coincidental in the extreme, but there ya go! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-astronomy-pictures-be-tacky-for-a-bedroom/491974.md?page=2)