... Mira: The Wonderful Star . ... This lovely twilight scene, recorded last April, finds a young crescent Moon low in the west at sunset. ... In visible light, much of the Galactic Center is obscured by opaque dust. ... xxxedit and linkxxx) In the well known Pleiades star cluster, starlight is slowly destroying this wandering cloud of gas and dust. ... Near the top, Rho Ophiuchi and nearby stars are immersed in blue reflection nebulae - dust clouds that shine primarily by reflected starlight. ... April...