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Marcia — 6/7/2002 3:56:16 PM (archived)

... a bit of (Google)surfing helps.

For example here's Hubble's excellent focus inside the Eagle Nebula where it found 'eggs':

http://hubblesite.org/news_.and._views/pr.cgi.1995+44

Here is a wide field view of the Eagle Nebula taken at the National Science Foundation's 0.9-meter telescope on Kitt Peak with the NOAO Mosaic CCD camera:

(I had trouble downloading the full 5800 x 5800 4.9 Mb color JPEG so I went with one listed above it, 2048 x 2048 576 kb color JPEG... beautiful image!):

http://www.noao.edu/image_gallery/html/im0725.html

Thanks to: NOAO

Marcia

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FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ENDEAVOUR and ET just flew over, through clouds, FULL speed ; Shutttle just ahead and above the ET, less than,a moon diameter separation. Formidable!!!!!! (n/t) - Raoul - 6/5/2002 9:43:50 AM
- Great Raoul, so the clouds cleared up. Lucky you. (n/t) (n/t) - Delbert - 6/5/2002 10:58:29 AM
  - Re: sts111 - Raoul - 6/5/2002 5:29:47 PM
- Even though I have lived in Houston for many years, I have never seen something like that - ebnelson - 6/5/2002 10:11:40 AM
  - Re: The speed, THE SPEEED!!! And it's dimmer companion,all orange: a totally different experience! It must have been the 5th or 6th try and finally it succeeded!! (n/t)r (n/t) - Raoul - 6/5/2002 10:15:17 AM
- I missed seeing the launch. Too busy looking at Hubble pics.lol Cloudy skies too. n/t - Marcia - 6/5/2002 10:07:08 AM
  - So where can I find outstanding Hubble pictures? - Lee - 6/6/2002 7:20:33 PM
    - Re: So where can I find outstanding Hubble pictures? - Vince - 6/6/2002 3:07:52 PM
      - But the pictures are so small - Lee - 6/6/2002 8:48:48 AM
        
        For a sense of scale, location, etc... - Marcia - 6/7/2002 3:56:16 PM
        
        Nevermind, I've figured it out. Thanks. (n/t) - Lee - 6/6/2002 8:52:52 AM

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