Believe it or not, this background is one of a series of backgrounds that I made from photos sent from the Hubble Space Telescope. There are some incredibly beautiful photographs on the NASA site. Their disclaimer gives permission for the use of these images to the public. The permission page may be found HERE.
They say,
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NASA images generally are not copyrighted. You may use NASA imagery,
video and audio material for educational or informational purposes,
including photo collections, textbooks, public exhibits and Internet
Web pages. This general permission does not include the NASA insignia
logo (the blue "meatball" insignia), the NASA logotype (the red "worm"
logo) and the NASA seal. These images may not be used by persons who
are not NASA employees or on products (including Web pages) that are
not NASA sponsored.
If the NASA material is to be used for commercial purposes, especially including advertisements, it must not explicitly or implicitly convey NASA's endorsement of commercial goods or services. If a NASA image includes an identifiable person, using the image for commercial purposes may infringe that person's right of privacy or publicity, and permission should be obtained from the person.
In my opinion, NASA is one of the most positive examples of U.S. taxpayers' money at work for the public good.
The following collection of backgrounds is called The Deep Space
Collection and may be used privately and commercially with the same
restrictions listed in the NASA guidelines.
Enjoy!
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©2000 Melinda Hoehn