The space of night is infinite,
The blackness and emptiness
Crossed only by thin bright fences
Of logic

— Kenneth Rexroth
"Theory of Numbers"

VDB 142

By kuky at Wed, 03/18/2009 - 9:40pm

VDB142 (Elephant trunk) Part of IC1396 emission nebula complex in Cepheus.

VDB 142

DOUBLE WOW !! I AGREE WITH

Submitted by ironsparticus (not verified)
on Fri, 04/24/2009 - 10:37am

DOUBLE WOW !! I AGREE WITH THE PREVIOUS COMMENT 100%. I'M SURE THAT PIC WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT GREAT SKILLS, SOME TIME AND EFFORT, AND GREAT EQUIPMENT.

WOW!

Submitted by ebfaulkner6a
on Sat, 04/04/2009 - 5:50pm

Now that is what I call a "professional image".... just amazing detail. (Are you sure you didn't have a picture in front of the telescope?) Send this image to Astronomy.com for Picture of the Day.