Category: Santa Cruz, CA

Strange New Nebula Is Missing Its Light Source

The colors and contours indicate surface brightness, and the red arrows show its estimated size. The discovery of a new and rarely seen nebula 10 billion light-years away has created a cosmic mystery: What is lighting up this dusty cloud of gases? Researchers led by Zheng Cai, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have discovered an "enormous Lyman-alpha nebula," or ELAN, only the third of these vast cosmic structures ever seen.

William Wurster – “designed home with views of Santa Cruz beach,

Built in 1925, this property at 23 Hollins Dr. in Santa Cruz was designed by famed architect William Wurster to take advantage of its elevated position in the Pasatiempo Golf Community with a wall of Western-facing windows that provide dramatic ocean, city and boardwalk views below. The best vantage points are from the upper level of this 5,000-square-foot home, which has a huge sun room off the formal living room and a long, glassed-in walkway that leads to the master suite.