A flame is a stream of fast-moving particles that are heated so much that they glow. A new photograph taken by the European Space Agency’s orbiting Planck observatory shows that our solar system is surrounded by gigantic structures that are quite different – what you might call dark flames.
This photograph does not show colors as you would be able to see them with your own eyes. Instead, the colors show the temperature of gigantic clouds of dust in our galaxy. The dust near the plane of our galaxy is colored pink, about 12 degrees above absolute zero. The wisps of orange, on the other hand, are only about 10 degrees above absolute zero.
Some insightful shill at the American Petroleum Institute right now may be scribbling away, trying to come up with a statement explaining how global warming can’t possibly be real, when our solar system is surrounded by something so cold.
WOW! Now THAT is some stunning photography!