"Eskimo"
This is one of the "Top Ten" Hubble Telescope's most popular images.
From the Daily Mail:
"Hubble: The most amazing space photographs in the universe
Picture 3 of 10:
In third place is Nebula NGC 2392, called Eskimo because it looks like a face surrounded by a furry hood. The hood is, in fact, a ring of comet-shaped objects flying away from a dying star. Eskimo is 5,000 light years from Earth"
This image is presented today to honor the good work of the current NASA mission in space, STS-118 Endeavour. Crew members are probably returning to earth on Tuesday, August 21. Godspeed!
References:
- Astronomy Picture of the Day
- NASA - Exploring the Universe
- Space.com - great website
My topical post today at South by Southwest and The Reaction is about the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act .
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