This close up, false-color image of the Eagle nebula captures one of its stellar nurseries. The Eagle nebula is about 6,500 light-years from Earth, making it one of our closest stellar nurseries. The XMM-Newton, imaging X-rays, worked in conjunction with Herschel’s far infrared seeing capabilities to capture this stunning image.
Part of why I sometimes share these incredible pictures of our world, and the universe that surrounds it, is to remind us that we do not need to view everything through a religious filter to admire its beauty. In fact, at least in my opinion, its beauty is only diminished by assigning a supernatural force to explain its existence.
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The first web site I check every morning is the astronomy picture of the day (APOD: http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html ) It starts my day with a smile.
ReplyDeleteright on 5:35, great minds and all that!
Deletegryphen, one of my daily stops on my toolbar:
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imo a daily space picture helps people to hold perspective on reality. we may not see other galaxies and nebula's every day, but that is what is out there and what is real.
Great link emrysa and anon @5:35PM. I have visited often. The archive is a treasure trove of amazing images. Yay for Hubble(it has given us so much) and fingers crossed for the latest Mars rover.
DeleteIndeed, there are times when even super science must take a backseat to our wonder with the unknown and magnificent.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful picture.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
ReplyDeleteDogg He werkx in misterious ways Gr8 positive post
ReplyDeleteLOL! Hi Tri-GG! I see your handlers finally allowed you to start posting here like the rest of the Palins. Tell us about your brother Tri-PP.
DeleteUncle Gryphen,
ReplyDeleteYou've GOT to watch this documentary video called The Mormon Candidate. I'm completely freaked out by it.
http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com/2012/07/the-mormon-candidate.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+andrewsullivan%2FrApM+%28The+Daily+Dish%29
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Thanks for the link.
DeleteIn other news Gryphen, CNN is already apologizing for their song choice.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sarah-palin-chick-fil-a-cnn-355724
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Wow! Thanks!
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Fantastic. I just want to know G, how can you not believe in a creator when you see this? E=MC2; I'm just saying..........
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