Thought I would pass along, cool stuff for astronomy buffs.
NASA

very cool.
i just couldnt help thinking to myself ' there has to be a god'. what beauty

very cool.
i just couldn't help thinking to myself 'wow, science is cool'. beautiful stuff.

Yes, great views we could never get from any earth-bound instruments. Much of the beauty and wonder of the universe can be captured from here; observe the Palomar views of the beautiful Rosette Nebula .

Thought I'd add one of the most famous photos taken by the orbiting Hubble telescope: continuing Creation(or creation, if you prefer)in gigantic pillars of gas and dust giving birth to new stars.

It has been a few years since I dragged out my Dobsonian telescope I made back in college in Astronomy class, but I was able to get some very nice views of Saturn, Jupitor, etc. and their moons, not to mention galaxies...

I figured that I should add to the Saturn pictures.

Enjoy.

I wonder how many abortions those pillars have.

I figure anyone is this thread has astronomy interest, so I wanted to make sure everyone knew that there is a total lunar eclipse tonight. I'm just hoping the rain and clouds stay away. The moon will be in totality when it rises in the east. The further east you are the better for this one. Those on the west coast get their chance in late August with another one. Space.com has a couple articles. Here's one to start: Total Eclipse of the Moon

We shouldn't forget the carbon-based life forms here on earth who produce incredible images of the cosmos. Here is a 15-tile mosaic of the moon, shot by an amateur astronomer who frequents a photography forum I haunt...

The Moon

And here is his web site with many more photos...

Noel Carboni

He's really quite accomplished at this sort of thing.

Thanks for that PDXguy.
That Moon shot is incredible.

I've got about an hour to go until moonrise today. Since I'm in Virginia, it should be a good show. I plan on sharing the moment with 3 year-old my son, Steven.

Stephen, Noel certainly is accomplished in the deep-space area. Especially impressive to me was his M42/M43 view which is the best-looking amateur work on those nebulas(nebulae)that I've seen.

While I'm at it I'll also include for your viewing pleasure this very attractive Hubble telescope view of NGC 346 .

The weather did not agree. Too many clouds.

Well Peter, I suppose that we should say bad show. Anyway, by the time it got dark on the east coast the moon was already in totality, so even with clear weather you would've seen it coming out of eclipse, which subjectively is a less impressive sight than going in, at least in my view. Of course, if you should happen to be in the Bay Area for the next one, you're in business(never gets cloudy there, does it?).