A Galactic Rose Highlights Hubble's 21st Anniversary

[Tank]

I thought I'd mark my 100th topic in science with an article about a much more important reason to celebrate the efforts of one of the greatest scientific instruments in the history of science.

A Galactic Rose Highlights Hubble's 21st Anniversary

ScienceDaily (Apr. 20, 2011) â€" In celebration of the 21st anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope's deployment into space, astronomers pointed Hubble at an especially photogenic group of interacting galaxies called Arp 273.



This image, taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, shows a group of interacting galaxies called Arp 273. The larger of the spiral galaxies, known as UGC 1810, has a disc that is tidally distorted into a rose-like shape by the gravitational pull of the companion galaxy below it, known as UGC 1813. The swathe of blue jewels across the top is the combined light from clusters of intensely bright and hot young blue stars. These massive stars glow fiercely in ultraviolet light...

[joeactor]

Nice one... very beautiful
(thanks Tank!)