Monday, November 16, 2009

Discover the Cosmos

2009 November 15
See Explanation.  Clicking on the picture will download<br /> the highest resolution version available.

M57: The Ring Nebula
Credit: H. Bond et al., Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA), NASA

Explanation: It looks like a ring on the sky. Hundreds of years ago astronomers noticed a nebula with a most unusual

6 comments:

  1. Wow first Multiply wouldn't let me post this, but this experiment seems to have worked. Sorry I didn't get the whole explanation in there but who needs one, the Ring Nebula speaks for itself.

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  2. Awe inspiring.
    Glad you could get it posted. (It was probably too big, but then again, so is the universe!)

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  3. Something about Java script. Who knows, Glad you like it. I use to post these thing all the time on 360, so I hope it works more often because I would like to get back to doing it once a week.

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  4. I love looking through those sites...It's a great way to escape for a while....it certainly can put things in a clearer perspective!

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