Blew my mind: IC1396

Here is the IC1396 Nebula.  Its 100 light-years across and about 2,400 light-years away from earth.  Just watch it for a bit.  Is your jaw on the floor yet?

IC1396 Nebula

An astrophotographer took several pictures of the area, set them up in layers then made a good guess as to what this nebula looks like.  I really don't care how close it is.  This is mind-blowingly awesome!
Here is the link to the article with a lot of stellar pictures!

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 I haven't posted anything in a while.  I plan on post a lot more about da Vinci kind of soon.  Also some lectures that I was blessed to hear while at college last month... simply amazing.

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