My two personal favorites are: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/9701/pillars3_hst_big.jpg http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/9701/pillars3_hst.jpg I use to work with Jeff Hester on school board committees. If you look at the top of the picture in the first url the round nodules are new planets in the making (according to Jeff). He said they estimate that many of these nodules are larger than our own sun. If so that makes these gaseous pillars very BIG! -----Original Message----- From: Jim Phillips [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 5:52 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [HP3000-L] OT: Picture From Outer Space http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0011/earthlights_dmsp_big.jpg * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *