... CG4: A Ruptured Cometary Globule . 28.12.1996 . The odd looking "creature" to the right of center in the above photo is a gas cloud known as a cometary globule. ... HET: The New Largest Optical Telescope . ... To peer into our cosmos' unknown depths, astronomers must deploy new tools - and the classic new tool is a larger telescope. Pictured above is the new Hobby-Eberly Telescope (HET) which recently declared "first light" in western Texas. ... An Earth Ornament . ... The Earth.. ...