For the new readers of the blog, I sometimes go slightly off-topic to share my space geek love.
The Hubble telescope is celebrating its 20th birthday this month. Last week, a photo was released of the Carina Nebula, the largest seen star-birth regions in the galaxy. Astronomers have nicknamed it “Mystic Mountain.”
The Universe Today blog shares some information about Carina Nebula:
“‘Mystic Mountain has clouds of gas and dust, that have not only baby stars, but also baby solar systems,’ said John Grunsfeld, Hubble-hugger, repairman and now the Deputy Director of the Space Telescope Science Institute. ’4.5 billion years ago, this may be what our solar system looked like.’”
I love this stuff and find it fascinating and the photo is breath-taking. There is so much in this Universe — things we probably can’t even imagine.
Have a great weekend everyone. I hope that you get some writing done!
On Monday, I will reveal the two winners of my Blog Anniversary Book Giveaway. Stay tuned.
Wow! How could that possibly be real? So cool!
Seriously? It looks so unreal! How awesome is that? And there’s a story in that somewhere, lol! Cool! Thanks for sharing.
That’s a beautiful pix. Looks like something from a sci fi movie.
That’s so breath-taking and beautiful. I always stand in awes of the breadth of the universe.
When I first saw this picture, I stared at it for a few minutes. It’s just SO gorgeous! I’m so glad that they decided to fix the Hubble telescope.
I can’t wait to see what it finds next.
Thanks for enjoying my love of all things space geeky. :)
I love these photos too. I use the Hubble site a lot when I’m teaching my space unit :)
Thanks for visiting my blog and reminding me about the Jenny Han book. I read the first one a few months ago and forgot that the sequel had come out. I’ll definitely have to take that one with me! Thanks!
Jemi: I bet you can find a lot of interesting stuff to share with your class at the Hubble site. I learn something new/cool every time I visit.
Jana: I’m reading the second book from Jenny Han and I’m really enjoying it. Have fun on your vacation. :)
Wow, wow, wow! I thought for sure that was an artist’s rendering until I read your post.