Our Closest Galactic Neighbor (Canis Major)

Hi! I was checking out the 'photo of the day'website for astronomy this morning and came across this gem. The caption provides a couple of useful links as we head to our galactic center.. Which is pretty wild looking, a 'radio arc' at the center. Crazy *they are still 'speculating' WHAT it is at the center.

I've been looking into Canis Major some more, and found beautiful space photos! This is Thor's Nebula which is about 30 light years across. Truly wonderful images!

Good pictures. It surely appears to be a busy place from that perspective.

There is a great deal of inspiration when one see things in these contexts. It is hard to imagine that our world is the only abode of life.