Sunday, July 22, 2007

NGC 7293 (the helix nebula)

In the Helix Nebula, aka Nebular Galactic Cluster 7293, a bunch of rowdy comets are colliding and kicking up dust around a dead star, according to new observations from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. The dead star lies at the center of the spiral galaxy, a shimmering cloud of gas with an eerie resemblance to a giant eye.

















(far enough, dead enough, fair enough)

2 comments:

mondo said...

that's fine enough with me...
παραλίες έχουν εκεί πάνω; ευτυχώς το σημερινό μου ταξίδι είναι το 1/908789650989765409876890076543229088 ενός έτους φωτός ;)

ngc7293 (the Helix Nebula) said...

ki auto taxidi einai! kalo dromo!
elpizw na ta leme.
exei paralies, alla einai tetoia h vroxh asteroeidwn, pou prepei na exeis death wish! :)