DJM posted
Is it just me or do I detect a familiar life form here?
Actually, the tilt of the queen’s head in that image I quoted matches the previous APOD, NGC 3576. For N44, I think something else might suit:
djm
If you’re not familiar with these little guys, they’re from Sesame Street!
Awesome! I’d forgotten about those guys. When I was little, my Mom
and I would go around going “Yip, yip, yip, yip! Uh huh! Uh huh!”
Anybody want to tackle that one? Hot… young… luminous stars, exciting and sculpting. 
Perhaps you’re thinking of the American Idol thread (?). 
djm
kids…just the way they are, innit!
That explains a lot 
No but seriously, weren’t they great? The whole time I was putting this together, I had their song going through my head.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgEJZ1dFCog&feature=related
Where’s Pac-Man when you need him?