March 15, 2008

M42 and Runningman
















My uncle took this picture from his backyard. I think it's pretty amazing.

2 comments:

Heather Hernandez said...

Amazing photo - thanks for sharing!

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Janina Herbert said...

oh my gosh, that is SUCH an incredible picture, val! i'm so happy you posted it on your blog - and i can't believe your uncle took that picture FROM HIS BACKYARD! (granted i'm sure he had some amazing, sophisticated telescope, but still!) this reminds me of why i wanted to be an astronomer when i was younger... :) thanks for posting it :) love and miss ya!