The sharper image: Viewed from the earth, the Boomerang Nebula resembles its curved namesake, but when seen from the Hubble Space Telescope, it's more like an hourglass. The nebula is a reflecting cloud of dust and gas with two nearly symmetric cones of matter that is being ejected from a central star.
Wow--good picture! It's very close to Estrogena! *snap*
Take me home: A cat peers through a chicken-wire cage at a temporary animal shelter on the LSU-Shreveport campus. Shelter organizers have requested an extension from the university while they try to find a new location for the hurricane-displaced pets.