NASA Hidden Universe Theme From Microsoft

Microsoft's Hidden Universe Theme for Windows 7 uses photographs taken by the infrared imaging of NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope.



> http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/w...idden-universe

That's a great theme pack Veedaz. The Spitzer Space Telescope pictures are very impressive and sharp in their resolution, also the depth of field is impressive too.

Awe man, how did you know I'm a sucker for that stuff?

You cant beat nature for colours

Those are really cool, I downloaded them myself, impressive!

The Spitzer Space Telescope is an awesome piece of technology!



A colony of hot, young stars is stirring up the cosmic scene in this new picture from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. The image shows the Orion nebula, a happening place where stars are born. The young stars dip and peak in brightness due to a variety of reasons. Shifting cold and hot spots on the stars' surfaces cause brightness levels to change, in addition to surrounding disks of lumpy planet-forming material, which can obstruct starlight. Spitzer is keeping tabs on the young stars, providing data on their changing ways.

The hottest stars in the region, called the Trapezium cluster, are bright spots at center right. Radiation and winds from those stars has sculpted and blown away surrounding dust. The densest parts of the cloud appear dark at center left.

This image was taken after Spitzer's liquid coolant ran dry in May 2009, marking the beginning of its "warm" mission. Light from the telescope's remaining infrared channels has been color-coded: 3.6-micron light is blue and 4.5-micron light is orange.
Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Thanks Veedaz, that scene looks cool on my desktop! I have the front one on your post installed. What a rich mixture of colors!

This is a VERY nice theme -- just installed it last night.

I must have missed this thread first time around, so I'm glad this got a bump

Thanks Veedaz. That is one cool theme, the pictures are stunning. I am installing it on both laptops, and will force my kids to use that theme.