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.
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Anna
April 30th, 2010 at 10:14 am
Wow! How could that possibly be real? So cool!
Rae
April 30th, 2010 at 1:47 pm
Seriously? It looks so unreal! How awesome is that? And there’s a story in that somewhere, lol! Cool! Thanks for sharing.
Laura Pauling
April 30th, 2010 at 2:36 pm
That’s a beautiful pix. Looks like something from a sci fi movie.
Sandy Shin
April 30th, 2010 at 3:43 pm
That’s so breath-taking and beautiful. I always stand in awes of the breadth of the universe.
Karen
April 30th, 2010 at 3:57 pm
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.
Jemi Fraser
April 30th, 2010 at 5:12 pm
I love these photos too. I use the Hubble site a lot when I’m teaching my space unit
Jana Hutcheson
April 30th, 2010 at 5:15 pm
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!
Karen
May 1st, 2010 at 6:44 pm
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.
Jeanne
May 2nd, 2010 at 1:56 pm
Wow, wow, wow! I thought for sure that was an artist’s rendering until I read your post.