NASA sends humanity a rose....

[Stelliform]

The Spitzer Space Telescope took an awesome picture of the reflection nebula that resembles a rose...

Happy Valentine's Day!

 

[virividox]

nice

 

[applemacdude]

Truely Beutiful

 

[wdlove]

Re: NASA sends humanity a rose....

Originally posted by Stelliform
The Spitzer Space Telescope took an awesome picture of the reflection nebula that resembles a rose...

Happy Valentine's Day!

That is awesome and beautiful Stelliform. Thank you for posting the picture. A rose is of great beauty. Happy Valentine's Day to you also.

 

[MacRumorSkeptic]

Not to ruin anyone's valentines, but that pic and every other space pic of distant galaxies are artificially colorized. They took artistic license to make it look like a rose. It even says so in their press release.

"Previous images of NGC 7129 taken by visible telescopes show a smattering of hazy stars spotted against a luminescent cloud. Spitzer, by sensing the infrared radiation or heat of the cluster, produces a much more detailed snapshot. Highlighted in false colors are the hot dust particles and gases, respectively, which form a nest around the stars. The pink rosebud contains adolescent stars that blew away blankets of hot dust, while the green stem holds newborn stars whose jets torched surrounding gases."

 

[michaelrjohnson]

*pop*

there goes that bubble...

 

[Doctor Q]

How do they know which way is up? Maybe it faces the other way so they have the camera up side down!

 

[wdlove]

Not matter if the color is adjusted to the up & down is adjusted, it doesn't matter. The picture is still there to enjoy on Valentine's Day!