Pacman

Yes its true, I do like the idea of a telescope in space, cutting through all of the fuzziness of the night sky, out there in the cold darkness of space. When I post pictures of what the Hubble has done, I am ignoring what some folks are doing right in our own backyard.

If you think about it Junior, this is where you most likely will have your greatest moments starring at the sky. Although, you are on the verge of a time when you may be able to be a space tourist. Possibly even to the Moon.

This photo was done by a guy named Greg Morgan from Clovis, California. Officially called NGC 281 it is approximately 10,000 light-years away, give or take a few hundred light years in the constellation Cassiopeia. It is sometimes called the Pacman Nebula.

Never to be Seen Again

The last time I wrote, we were talking about the amazing things that the Hubble telescope had seen in its time in space. Often referred to as the people's telescope, the Space Shuttle not only successfully grabbed the telescope in space - with all kinds of really dangerous space junk floating around - but repaired it. When they were done, they simply released it. It will never be seen by humans again.

Here are the pictures of that mission.