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Out of the Void Poster by Bebops
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Zazzle Keepsake Box from Bluestar48: Beach Bears
Monday, May 26, 2014
Zazzle Charm from Bebops: Polyphemus Moth
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Sunday, May 25, 2014
Happy Anniversay Darling - Cygnus, The Swan Card
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Galaxies, Stars and Nebulae series A gorgeous greetings card featuring a star forming region in Constellation Cygnus (The Swan). This Hubble image shows a dust-rich, interstellar gas cloud with a new-born star in the centre of the hour-glass shape. The glowing blue of the hydrogen in this nebula is due to the jets being emitted from the forming star as dust falls into into it and this causes the heating and turbulence of the hydrogen. The star, known as S106 IR, is reaching the end of its birth and will soon enter the much quieter period of adulthood known as the main stage.
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image code: cygsb
Image credit: NASA, the Hubble Heritage Team (AURA/STScI) and ESA
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Zazzle Charm from Bebops: Sweet Squirrel
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Zazzle Case from ArtByApril: Bee Me
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Saturday, May 24, 2014
Monogram Spiral Galaxy: Deep space astronomy image Scarves
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Galaxies, Stars and Nebulae series A fantastic image that reveals a little of the wonder that is our universe.
This spectacular image of the large spiral galaxy NGC 1232 was obtained on September 21, 1998, during a period of good observing conditions. It is based on three exposures in ultra-violet, blue and red light, respectively. The colours of the different regions are well visible : the central areas contain older stars of reddish colour, while the spiral arms are populated by young, blue stars and many star-forming regions. Note the distorted companion galaxy on the left side, shaped like the greek letter "theta".
NGC 1232 is located 20º south of the celestial equator, in the constellation Eridanus (The River). The distance is about 100 million light-years, but the excellent optical quality of the VLT and FORS allows us to see an incredible wealth of details. At the indicated distance, the edge of the field shown corresponds to about 200,000 light-years, or about twice the size of the Milky Way galaxy.
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ESO/J. Emerson/VISTA www.eso.org
Reproduced under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.
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