The forces of rotation caused red hot masses of stones to be torn away from the Earth and to be thrown into the ether, and this is the origin of the stars.

— Anaxagoras 428 BC

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