Posted on 10/10/2015 11:29:09 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Explanation: This cosmic expanse of dust, gas, and stars covers some 6 degrees on the sky in the heroic constellation Perseus. At upper left in the gorgeous skyscape is the intriguing young star cluster IC 348 and neighboring Flying Ghost Nebula. At right, another active star forming region NGC 1333 is connected by dark and dusty tendrils on the outskirts of the giant Perseus Molecular Cloud, about 850 light-years away. Other dusty nebulae are scattered around the field of view, along with the faint reddish glow of hydrogen gas. In fact, the cosmic dust tends to hide the newly formed stars and young stellar objects or protostars from prying optical telescopes. Collapsing due to self-gravity, the protostars form from the dense cores embedded in the dusty molecular cloud. At the molecular cloud's estimated distance, this field of view would span almost 90 light-years.
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[Credit and Copyright: Lynn Hilborn]
Don't know why, because of all the other pics that have been posted over the years, but THIS one just has me humbled in awe
I got up from my pajama keyboard, got dressed, drove to the airport, took a flight to Kennedy, hopped on board a rocket, went as far as it
could go, opened the hatch, stepped out, opened my personal propulsion unit 'til it ran out and opened my eyes and ....
I couldn't help but gasp ...
My God ....
Get ready for church y'all ... God has something VERY important for us today .... y' don't wann'a miss it
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