Cherenkov radiation - awesome picture

[Goosemaster]

http://www.anl.gov/Media_Center/News/2009/news090925.html
(hi-res pic on the site)

Somehow I never ran across this before and am absolutely fascinated by the color. It reminds me of James Cameron's Abyss.

 

[rcpratt]

Yup. 'Tis awesome.

 

[Sluggo]

Straight to hell with flicker already, I am sick of 5 click operations just to see a full sized image.