* Astronomy

Mark your calendars for The Art of Astronomy, a three-day public event celebrating the collaboration of astronomy and art in Pasadena, California. The event will feature a spectacular slide show of cosmic images, lectures from world-renowned space artists, and a public unveiling of a magnificent new image from NASA's Spitzer and Hubble Space Telescopes.
The Art of Astronomy kicks off on Saturday, November 4, 2006, with a slide show of cosmic images, which will run continuously every evening through the weekend. Showings will begin at dusk and end at 11pm in the One Colorado Courtyard (between Colorado Blvd. and Union St. and between Fair Oaks and DeLacey) in Old Pasadena.


This artist's concept show a massive asteroid belt in orbit around a star the same age and size as our Sun. Evidence for this possible belt was discovered by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope when it spotted warm dust around the star, presumably from asteroids smashing together.

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