Apr 26, 2007 8:02 AM

The Return of Happy 17th Birthday, Hubble!

Yesterday’s magnificent Carina Nebula images, taken by the Hubble space satellite and released on its 17th birthday, sent me over to the Hubble website. There you can find a cornucopia of images, some tailored for gallery-quality prints and even large-scale wall murals. Scientific progress aside, the sheer beauty of the images justifies every penny ever […]

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Yesterday's magnificent Carina Nebula images, taken by the Hubble space satellite and released on its 17th birthday, sent me over to the Hubble website. There you can find a cornucopia of images, some tailored for gallery-quality prints and even large-scale wall murals.

Scientific progress aside, the sheer beauty of the images justifies every penny ever spent on Hubble. Here are a few of my favorites:

A Perfect Storm of Turbulent Gases in the Omega/Swan Nebula (M17)

Vast Star-Forming Region 30 Doradus

Green Circle Marks Pulsar Orbited by Oldest Known Planet

Light Echoes From Red Supergiant Star V838 Monocerotis

Star Cluster NGC 290

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