There is nothing more beautiful in nature than the landscapes to be found in outer space and in star screensavers.  As a teenager, I loved staring at the constellations of the night sky and satellite pictures of nebula, stars and comets.  I gathered books and calendars that were illustrated with these as often as I could.  The only thing better than star gazing, for me, was learning about the amazing circumstances in which they were made by using star screensavers.

Later, when I was older, I got my own computer.  I loved filling it with art and photographs from nature.  I even have a special folder set aside just for star screensavers, photographs and galleries.  I'd have to say that star screensavers are some of my favorite types of programs for my computer.  The reason I like star screensavers so much is that they are relaxing, beautiful and functional as well.  What could be better than taking a break from working hard at your computer, only to be rewarded with the breath-taking scenery found on your star screensavers?

Some of my star screensavers teach me facts about the nebula and comets shown.  Star screensavers can be quite informative and it is fun to learn new facts about our solar system and the systems all around us.  Some of my favorite shots on my star screensavers are about the Horse-head Nebula, Cat's Eye Nebula and Eagle Nebula.  Perhaps I should add animal screensavers to my star screensavers folder, since that seems to be a common theme of interest for me.  I think it’s funny that some of the formations in my star screensavers are named after animals or people, and some are simply named with letters and numbers.

I think that star screensavers should be installed on the computers at schools.  Instead of the school logo bouncing around, teachers can use star screensavers to educate and entertain children at school.  Star screensavers can spark the children's interest in art, history, science or photography, to name a few.

One thing I find interesting, that I learned from star screensavers, is that not all nebula have the colors and shades we think they have.  When seen with the naked eye, they are often difficult to see or shown only as the light coming from the closest star.  Chemicals, gasses and magnetic waves make up some of the color displays shown in star screensavers.  Someone said to me that they do not like the fact that people change the colors to look more vivid than they really are.  I do not agree.  I think that when they change the colors of the nebula, we can see a more amazing display than we would normally see with our limited human vision.  Star screensavers are more inspiring to me because they show more aspects of beauty that we might have missed.

I plan to pass on my passion for our outer space to anyone I can, and I think that star screensavers are a great advertisement for this study.  Adults and children everywhere who see my amazing star screensavers that I've collected will be inspired just as I have been.  Who knows what dreams and aspirations they will achieve when they see nature's miracle among the stars?