The countdown is now just days until Christmas, and we are all rushing to ensure we decorate the house, wrap the presents, and bake the cookies. Those last few moments leading up to the holidays can feel like a marathon, but it’s so nice when we can sit back and enjoy the fruits of our labors. The stars in the sky want to get in on the holiday fun. NASA shared an incredible image of a cosmic wreath that’s truly breathtaking. It’s one of those things you must see to believe.
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NASA Explained Exactly What This Cosmic Wreath Really Is
Well, according to NASA, it’s a phenomenon. The organization posted a pic on Instagram with the caption, “‘Tis the season… to gaze into the universe. This star cluster resembles a cosmic wreath, with shining stars sparkling among festive clouds. We can see it here thanks to our @NASAWebb and @NASAChandraXRay telescopes, which are constantly looking out at distant galaxies from their place in space. Webb is at a stable position between the Sun and Earth, about 1 million miles away from us, while Chandra is orbiting Earth at an altitude of approximately 86,500 miles. Neither telescope looks at the universe in visible light frequencies, so these infrared and X-ray observations have been shifted into colors we can see for this particular image. This star cluster, officially known as NGC 602, is in the Small Magellanic Cloud just beyond our Milky Way.”
NASA’s cosmic wreath impressed space enthusiasts.
One wrote, “Thank you NASA for serving humanity. NASA has put in a lot of effort for human knowledge and science.”
This person just loves to star gaze, “Sometimes i can’t believe this photo is real, it’s too amazing.”
And this fan agreed, “Much better than looking around here on earth.”
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