Astro-image of the day: infant stars hatching

[mckitterick]

Look at the baby stars peeking out at the universe for the first time!

Click the image to see the story.

Chris

Comments

[kalimeg.livejournal.com]

Oh, that is a pretty one. I just made a remark on your previous image *g*.

[queenoftheskies.livejournal.com]

That's BEAUTIFUL!

Hard to imagine how MANY there are, isn't it?

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

Oh, I know! "It's full of stars..."

[kalimeg.livejournal.com]

Chris, THIS one is "full of stars" -- click on the full image.

http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3F_adv_prop%3Dimage%26va%3Dhubble%26sz%3Dall%26ei%3DUTF-8%26fr%3Dyfp-t-501%26b%3D21&w=1280&h=1024&imgurl=www.fido.sakhalin.ru%2Fvega%2Fspace2%2Fimages%2Fhubble_quintuplet_1280.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fido.sakhalin.ru%2Fvega%2Fspace2%2Fpages%2Fhubble_quintuplet_1280.htm&size=295.8kB&name=hubble_quintuplet_1280.jpg&p=hubble&type=jpeg&no=27&tt=155,785&oid=ee0776797924e8d4&ei=UTF-8

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

Gorgeous. I love just walking through the skies sometimes with a telescope; you occasionally stumble across a gem like this.

[freedompath.livejournal.com]

Perhpas this is from where the origin of light emits. All of this seems so humbling (from the universe above) that it is hard to compare it to seeking a light from within.

[renegade500.livejournal.com]

Oooh, this one may be my new favorite.