... What is pictured above is a remarkable 24 hour mosaic surrounding a spot on Sounio, Greece, right here on planet Earth. ... Also known as NGC 104, it roams the halo of our Milky Way Galaxy along with some 200 other globular star clusters. ... This broad expanse of glowing gas and dust presents a bird-like visage to astronomers from planet Earth, suggesting its popular moniker - The Seagull Nebula. ... A mere seven hundred light years from Earth, in the constellation Aquarius, a sun-like star is...