"A New View of an Icon"

[Wenz Frieder]

Hallo Polarlichtfreunde,

bis zum nächsten (hoffentlich baldigen) Event am Nachthimmel... hier ein phantastisches Foto - sozusagen als kleiner "Pausen-Leckerbissen"
http://www.esa.int/images/M16_HERSCHEL_XMM_02.jpg

Stunning new Herschel and XMM-Newton image
17 January 2012
The Eagle Nebula as never seen before. In 1995, the Hubble Space Telescope's 'Pillars of Creation' image of the Eagle Nebula became one of the most iconic images of the 20th century. Now, two of ESA's orbiting observatories have shed new light on this enigmatic star-forming region.

http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEMG4NMXDXG_index_0.html

gruß
frieder