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

NGC 2264

By dtrapani at Tue, 12/23/2008 - 6:36pm
NGC 2264

124 X 60 seconds
LX200 14 @ F/2
QHY8 camera
Astronomik LPS