I went to the Planetarium yesterday. They're presently showing images from the Hubble telescope.
If asked before, what my favorite aspect (view) in the universe was, I'd have said a
Nebula; a cloud of gas where stars are born. But now, my favorite image is definitely a
Planetary Nebula; a dying star
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what's it made of?
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What I do know thought is that the color is really the heat radiation from the newborn stars, and it can be seen because the Hubble had uv sensitive cameras.
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I recommend going. They're showing it for another 4 weeks I think (they'll be showing it again some time next year too so it's not too bad if you miss it this time around.)
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thanks!
hey - do you know if the planetarium has a website?
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