This Advent calendar is far out

Posted December 5, 2009

The Big Picture Blog does it again. This time it’s a fantastic Advent calendar. (OK, actually it’s a first-25-days-of-December calendar, but I can overlook the error.) Each day brings a new photo from the Hubble Space Telescope. Enjoy and marvel.

Ethan Gafford on December 5th, 2009

Best Advent Calnder Ever. Breach that inappropriate religion / science divide! Bask in the glory of the created universe on its grandest scale! Yes!

(Thanks!)

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