Lionel Posted February 13, 2004 #1 Share Posted February 13, 2004 (edited) Jet Propulsion Lab -- Out of the dark and dusty cosmos comes an unusual valentine — a stellar nursery resembling a shimmering pink rosebud. This cluster of newborn stars, called a reflection nebula, was captured by state-of-the-art infrared detectors onboard NASA's new Spitzer Space Telescope, formerly known as the Space Infrared Telescope Facility. "The picture is more than just pretty," said Dr. Thomas Megeath, principal investigator for the latest observations and an astronomer at the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, Mass. "It helps us understand how stars form in the crowded environments of stellar nurseries." Located 3,330 light-years away in the constellation Cepheus and spanning 10 light-years across, the rosebud-shaped nebula, numbered NGC 7129, is home to some 130 young stars. Our own Sun is believed to have grown up in a similar family setting. Previous images of NGC 7129 taken by visible telescopes show a smattering of hazy stars spotted against a luminescent cloud. Spitzer, by sensing the infrared radiation or heat of the cluster, produces a much more detailed snapshot. View: Full Article | Source: Rednova Happy Valentine's day to everybody Edited February 13, 2004 by Lionel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potholer Posted February 13, 2004 #2 Share Posted February 13, 2004 Ooooo, so pretty. I want one too! I mean, a big flower. Yay for big flowers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halo_Jones Posted February 13, 2004 #3 Share Posted February 13, 2004 That is so beautifull Lional thank you.....and Happy Valentines Day to YOU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djdodo Posted February 13, 2004 #4 Share Posted February 13, 2004 (edited) Happy Valentines to ALL UM members Thats a lovely article Leo .. thank you for sharing .. its really amazing to see such thing as a form of a rose Edited February 13, 2004 by djdodo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverCougar Posted February 13, 2004 #5 Share Posted February 13, 2004 That's the sweetest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geeohn Posted February 13, 2004 #6 Share Posted February 13, 2004 nice rose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirini Posted February 13, 2004 #7 Share Posted February 13, 2004 OMG, that is stunning. Happy early Valentines Day to all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloud Strife Posted February 13, 2004 #8 Share Posted February 13, 2004 I think that's pretty weird.. Maybe all this was planned for V-day. Romantic, it is. Dateless, I am. I care, not. For more romantic people: Just thought I'd do that. Great find, Lionel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulfire78 Posted February 13, 2004 #9 Share Posted February 13, 2004 (edited) Lionel, Happy Valentines Day to you, and to every one here at U.M.! That really is a stunning picture. Edited February 18, 2004 by Tommy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceyKC Posted February 14, 2004 #10 Share Posted February 14, 2004 That is an amazing and beautiful picture Lionel. HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY TO ALL THE FORUM MEMBERS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Undead Posted February 14, 2004 #11 Share Posted February 14, 2004 A very mysterious picture. Beautifvul but mysterious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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