Gaia
04-06-2009, 05:52 PM
I found this when reading the news on Yahoo. ( Ok, I confess.....My name is Kris and Im a news junkie :p ) Anyway, I thought the picture was really cool. It looks like a hand reaching for the stars. The link is long, and Im sorry for that, but its a safe site I promise. Its on Space.com.
http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagedisplay/img_display.php?pic=090404-chandra-nebula-02.jpg&cap=Red+represents+low-energy+X-rays%2C+the+medium+range+is+green%2C+and+the+most+ energetic+ones+are+colored+blue.+The+blue+hand-like+structure+was+created+by+energy+emanating+fro m+the+nebula+around+they+dying+star+PSR+B1509-58.+The+red+areas+are+from+a+neighboring+gas+cloud +called+RCW+89.+Credit%3A+NASA%2FCXC%2FSAO%2FP.Sla ne%2C+et+al.
http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagedisplay/img_display.php?pic=090404-chandra-nebula-02.jpg&cap=Red+represents+low-energy+X-rays%2C+the+medium+range+is+green%2C+and+the+most+ energetic+ones+are+colored+blue.+The+blue+hand-like+structure+was+created+by+energy+emanating+fro m+the+nebula+around+they+dying+star+PSR+B1509-58.+The+red+areas+are+from+a+neighboring+gas+cloud +called+RCW+89.+Credit%3A+NASA%2FCXC%2FSAO%2FP.Sla ne%2C+et+al.