No they are not paid, except in the admiration of the members here. <img src="/images/icons/wink.gif" /><br /><br />Regarding the nebula, yes if we were close, we could see vast changes taking place. And we can not tell from this distance. The horsehead is ~ 1500 light years away.<br /> Since light travels at 186,000 miles per second, imagine how far it travels in 1500 years. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>