"The large-scale homogeneity of the universe makes it very difficult to believe that the structure of the universe is determined by anything so peripheral as some complicated molecular structure on a minor planet orbiting a very average star in the outer suburbs of a fairly typical galaxy."

— Steven Hawking

nebula

By marzulloj at Fri, 11/27/2009 - 10:36am
nebula

IC-1396, the elephant trunk.
Happy Thanksgiving!
 

color

Submitted by ebfaulkner6a
on Mon, 12/20/2010 - 8:06pm

This green really makes the Elephant truck and the outer dark lanes STAND OUT! Great image.

Out of this world

Submitted by kuky
on Tue, 12/21/2010 - 9:22am

Out of this world