by olddogzeroone@yahoo.com » Sun Dec 06, 2020 1:30 pm
When the picture was first released back in 1995, I was working as a Planetarium Assistant/Show Presenter. It always gave me a thrill to show that image to the audience, whether they were adults or school kids. Invariably, when they saw that picture projected on the inside of the dome, there would be a chorus of oooohs, aaahs, and wows. Then, again, when they were told that stars were being born inside that nebula.
That picture still inspires awe and wonder. I think it has become the iconic image of the Hubble program, and possibly of astronomy of the 20th century.
In today's fast moving, no attention span, it's old at 2 minutes world... Everyone deserves the chance to see it again, every once in a while.
When the picture was first released back in 1995, I was working as a Planetarium Assistant/Show Presenter. It always gave me a thrill to show that image to the audience, whether they were adults or school kids. Invariably, when they saw that picture projected on the inside of the dome, there would be a chorus of oooohs, aaahs, and wows. Then, again, when they were told that stars were being born inside that nebula.
That picture still inspires awe and wonder. I think it has become the iconic image of the Hubble program, and possibly of astronomy of the 20th century.
In today's fast moving, no attention span, it's old at 2 minutes world... Everyone deserves the chance to see it again, every once in a while. :thumb_up: :clap: