Posted on 10/30/2011 9:14:08 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Explanation: Spooky shapes seem to haunt this starry expanse, drifting through the night in the royal constellation Cepheus. Of course, the shapes are cosmic dust clouds faintly visible in dimly reflected starlight. Far from your own neighborhood on planet Earth, they lurk at the edge of the Cepheus Flare molecular cloud complex some 1,200 light-years away. Over 2 light-years across the ghostly nebula and relatively isolated Bok globule, also known as vdB 141 or Sh2-136, is near the center of the field. The core of the dark cloud on the right is collapsing and is likely a binary star system in the early stages of formation. Even so, if the spooky shapes could talk, they might well wish you a happy Halloween.
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[Credit & Copyright: Adam Block, Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter, University of Arizona]
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Just in time for Halloween! Spooky but lovely.
Nice!
Boo!
Fantastic!
On the left side of that photo,it looks like people are standing on the wing of some mythical creature with their arms stretched out to the Heavens.
“Fantastic!
On the left side of that photo,it looks like people are standing on the wing of some mythical creature with their arms stretched out to the Heavens.”
Hey, it really does!
I think I’d be running to a sheep slaughter house for some lamb’s blood .. if I thought there hadn’t already been a Passover night ....
Isn’t a country singers nickname Boocephius :>?
Great Halloween Pic!
LOL
Glad I’m not the only one who thinks so!
Happy Halloween!
;0)
...I could almost swear this is some of Joe Pros work, but I guess space beat him to this for once. Not to say Joe will change it anyway! HAAAAAAAAA!!!
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