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April 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Fox Fur and Stars

A Fox Fur, a Unicorn, and a Christmas Tree - Image Credit: Rolf Geissinger

The color in this image is MAGNIFICENT. A must-see!

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At the Core

At the Core of NGC 6752

Star clusters are sparkly!

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Celestial Fireworks

Starburst Cluster Shows Celestial Fireworks

As usual, Hubble is timely with the image releases.

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February 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment

The Stars Behind the Curtain

Giant stellar nursery surrounding NGC 3603

A giant, twinkly stellar nursery.

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The Bubble and M52

Credit & Copyright: Tony Hallas

Autumn colors, sprinkled copiously with stars.

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August 10, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Merope

The Merope Nebula, image © Russel Croman

A star in the Pleiades; also, Tom Riddle’s mother.

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May 6, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Downtime Two-fer

APOD: January 30, 2009 - NGC 1579: Trifid of the North

Taking away the gold stars from my host, and passing them on to you.

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Rising from the ashes

Whether phoenix or nebula, sparks or stars…

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January 7, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Astro-philatelics, part 46

These do not celebrate the International Year of Astronomy.

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December 18, 2008 By Leave a Comment

Portrait of a Nebula

Smoldering russets and pale periwinkles, punctuated by stars.

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