Ice's thoughts: February 2013

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

A sceptical glance… by thomas_k...

A sceptical glance… by thomas_k http://instagr.am/p/VrI5MjgE7O/

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Dear all IG fd😃 Thank you so much for your support every...

Dear all IG fd😃

Thank you so much for your support every time🙏😃

It’s my neighborhood ⛄

こんばんは！

いつもありがとうございます😃🙏

#ザ近所の風景⛄

おやすみなさい！良い夢を💗⛄

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Saturday, February 9, 2013

Just finished decorating the Christmas string :P by icetiger...

Just finished decorating the Christmas string :P by icetiger http://instagr.am/p/S0stj7vfVv/

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#art #colors #gallery #walldecor #thecosmopolitan #iphone...

#art #colors #gallery #walldecor #thecosmopolitan #iphone #iphone5 #iphonography #iphonenography #iphotooftheday #photooftheday #photography by armando_aaron http://instagr.am/p/Ve_eCRKKnW/

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Watching the sun go down… by thomas_k...

Watching the sun go down… by thomas_k http://instagr.am/p/VfBmFSAEzy/

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Shadows and reflections🌴🌴🌴 ☁☁☁ by jentista...

Shadows and reflections🌴🌴🌴 ☁☁☁ by jentista http://instagr.am/p/VfE9gFoDt0/

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Friday, February 8, 2013

Let there be light |\\| by spillly...

Let there be light |\\| by spillly http://instagr.am/p/VeVTQ3yEgL/

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Middle of the road… by thomas_k...

Middle of the road… by thomas_k http://instagr.am/p/VeVyRUgEyM/

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crookedindifference: The Cosmic Hearth The Orion nebula is...

crookedindifference:

The Cosmic Hearth

The Orion nebula is featured in this sweeping image from NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE. The constellation of Orion is prominent in the evening sky throughout the world from about December through April of each year. The nebula (also catalogued as Messier 42) is located in the sword of Orion, hanging from his famous belt of three stars. The star cluster embedded in the nebula is visible to the unaided human eye as a single star, with some fuzziness apparent to the most keen-eyed observers. Because of its prominence, cultures all around the world have given special significance to Orion. The Maya of Mesoamerica envision the lower portion of Orion, his belt and feet (the stars Saiph and Rigel), as being the hearthstones of creation, similar to the triangular three-stone hearth that is at the center of all traditional Maya homes. The Orion nebula, lying at the center of the triangle, is interpreted by the Maya as the cosmic fire of creation surrounded by smoke.

This metaphor of a cosmic fire of creation is apt. The Orion nebula is an enormous cloud of dust and gas where vast numbers of new stars are being forged. It is one of the closest sites of star formation to Earth and therefore provides astronomers with the best view of stellar birth in action. Many other telescopes have been used to study the nebula in detail, finding wonders such as planet-forming disks forming around newly forming stars. WISE was an all-sky survey giving it the ability to see these sites of star formation in a larger context. This view spans more than six times the width of the full moon, covering a region nearly 100 light-years across. In it, we see the Orion nebula surrounded by large amounts of interstellar dust, colored green.

Astronomers now realize that the Orion nebula is part of the larger Orion molecular cloud complex, which also includes the Flame nebula. This complex in our Milky Way galaxy is actively making new stars. It is filled with dust warmed by the light of the new stars within, making the dust glow in infrared light.

Color in this image represents specific infrared wavelengths. Blue represents light emitted at 3.4-micron wavelengths and cyan (blue-green) represents 4.6 microns, both of which come mainly from hot stars. Relatively cooler objects, such as the dust of the nebulae, appear green and red. Green represents 12-micron light and red represents 22-micron light.