Monday, January 21, 2013

Pretty pictures

What made me happy today? Stumbling across two amazing images on the internet.
The first one was this one:
It's a pulsar that looks like a hand, which kind of makes it look like the Universe is high-fiving itself :-)
Want to find out more about this hand-shaped pulsar? Visit http://chandra.si.edu/photo/2009/b1509/
The second one was this one:
It's a picture taken in Iceland, but it looks like a landscape from an alien world. Totally took my breath away. We have some pretty amazing places and views on this little blue dot we're living on... Want to find out more about this picture and the guy who made it? https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=314294742013156&set=a.156794281096537.29772.156784224430876&type=1&relevant_count=1

On a side note: those of you who like to gaze at the stars should definitely turn your eyes skywards this evening as Jupiter and the moon are wery close to each other! I just hope that the cloud cover breaks so I can see it too.
More information here: http://mashable.com/2013/01/20/jupiter-moon-close-encounter/

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