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December 12, 2008

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Today's image [click to enlarge] from the stunning Hubble Space Telescope Advent Calendar 2008 @ The Big Picture - Boston.com The "Retina Nebula" is in fact, a dying star named IC 4406.

Posted by Vanderleun at December 12, 2008 1:28 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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Oh, MY!! That is so sublime, I'm almost speechless. They talk so glibly about "X thousands of light years...". The mind simply can't take it all in. Thank you.

Posted by: LizP at December 12, 2008 3:26 PM

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