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

VDB 142

By kuky at Wed, 03/18/2009 - 10:40pm
VDB 142

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

DOUBLE WOW !! I AGREE WITH

Submitted by ironsparticus (not verified)
on Fri, 04/24/2009 - 11:37am

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 - 6:50pm

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.