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Title: Hubble Sees Dazzling Dust in the Iris Nebula
Post by: sam on December 02, 2009, 01:32: http://www.universetoday.com/2009/12/01/hubble-sees-dazzling-dust-in-the-iris-nebula/

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Another gorgeous image from Hubble! This close-up of NGC 7023, or the Iris Nebula, shows an area filled with cosmic dust. Illuminated from above by the nearby star HD 200775, the dust resembles pink cotton candy, accentuated with diamond-like stars. The "cotton candy" is actually made up of tiny particles of solid matter, with sizes from ten to a hundred times smaller than those of the dust grains we find on Earth, and the "diamonds" are both background and foreground stars.
Title: Re: Hubble Sees Dazzling Dust in the Iris Nebula
Post by: davy51 on December 02, 2009, 04:12: Wow that would make a good walpaper
Title: Re: Hubble Sees Dazzling Dust in the Iris Nebula
Post by: sam on December 02, 2009, 04:30: Quote from: davy51 on December 02, 2009, 04:12
Wow that would make a good walpaper

a large version can be found at http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/html/heic0915a.html
Title: Re: Hubble Sees Dazzling Dust in the Iris Nebula
Post by: Clive on December 02, 2009, 09:51: It looks quite spooky! :D
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Post by: Simon on December 02, 2009, 10:29: I'm looking for a new wallpaper! :thumb:
Title: Re: Hubble Sees Dazzling Dust in the Iris Nebula
Post by: Rik on December 02, 2009, 11:56: It'll be very expensive printing that off on an inkjet, Simon. :o:
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Post by: Simon on December 02, 2009, 12:54: :groan: ;D
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Post by: Rik on December 02, 2009, 16:29: :thanks:
Title: Re: Hubble Sees Dazzling Dust in the Iris Nebula
Post by: sam on December 03, 2009, 01:45: Quote from: Rik on December 02, 2009, 11:56
It'll be very expensive printing that off on an inkjet, Simon. :o:

he's only got a dot matrix.
Title: Re: Hubble Sees Dazzling Dust in the Iris Nebula
Post by: Rik on December 03, 2009, 09:11: :lol:

My first colour dot matrix seemed like a miracle at the time.
Title: Re: Hubble Sees Dazzling Dust in the Iris Nebula
Post by: sam on December 03, 2009, 14:07: its hard to distinguish modern technology from magic!
Title: Re: Hubble Sees Dazzling Dust in the Iris Nebula
Post by: Rik on December 03, 2009, 15:49: It is. An A4 photo prints in about 20 seconds, rather than the best part of an hour with early printers.