Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Astronomy Picture of the Day -- NGC 602 and Beyond
NASA ^ | January 13, 2012 | (see photo credit)

Posted on 01/13/2013 8:47:25 AM PST by SunkenCiv

Explanation: Near the outskirts of the Small Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy some 200 thousand light-years distant, lies 5 million year young star cluster NGC 602. Surrounded by natal gas and dust, NGC 602 is featured in this stunning Hubble image of the region. Fantastic ridges and swept back shapes strongly suggest that energetic radiation and shock waves from NGC 602's massive young stars have eroded the dusty material and triggered a progression of star formation moving away from the cluster's center. At the estimated distance of the Small Magellanic Cloud, the picture spans about 200 light-years, but a tantalizing assortment of background galaxies are also visible in the sharp Hubble view. The background galaxies are hundreds of millions of light-years or more beyond NGC 602.

January 13, 2012

(Excerpt) Read more at 129.164.179.22 ...


TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day; Science
KEYWORDS: apod; astronomy; ngc602; science; smallmagellaniccloud
[Credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) -- ESA/Hubble Collaboration]

1 posted on 01/13/2013 8:47:32 AM PST by SunkenCiv
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: brytlea; cripplecreek; decimon; bigheadfred; KoRn; Grammy; married21; steelyourfaith; Mmogamer; ...

Nice!
Best of APOD 2012: Download a free 2013 APOD Calendar

2 posted on 01/13/2013 8:48:51 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | View Replies]

To: SunkenCiv

Beautiful!
Thank You!
:-)


3 posted on 01/13/2013 8:50:39 AM PST by left that other site (Worry is the darkroom that develops negatives.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: SunkenCiv

It’s a giant space oyster. Where are the crackers?


4 posted on 01/13/2013 8:52:48 AM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: blueunicorn6; Shimmer1
It’s a giant space oyster. Where are the crackers?

They are in Georgia...

5 posted on 01/13/2013 8:59:18 AM PST by null and void (Confiscating guns enables tyranny. Don't enable Tyranny)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 4 | View Replies]

To: SunkenCiv
Image Hosted by ImageShack.us
6 posted on 01/13/2013 9:12:20 AM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: left that other site; blueunicorn6

:’)


7 posted on 01/13/2013 9:27:51 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 3 | View Replies]

To: null and void

So bad....lol


8 posted on 01/13/2013 9:31:03 AM PST by DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]

To: SunkenCiv

Gorgeous!
Thanks so much, SunkenCiv.


9 posted on 01/13/2013 10:37:20 AM PST by onyx (FREE REPUBLIC IS HERE TO STAY! DONATE MONTHLY! IF YOU WANT ON SARAH PALIN''S PING LIST, LET ME KNOW)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: onyx

My pleasure, onyx.


10 posted on 01/13/2013 10:45:59 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 9 | View Replies]

To: null and void

Hey! I resemble that remark!


11 posted on 01/13/2013 11:28:16 AM PST by Shimmer1 (No matter how cynical I get, I just can't keep up.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]

To: SunkenCiv

Great picture to end the Christmas season with!


12 posted on 01/13/2013 2:01:02 PM PST by tanuki (Left-wing Revolution: show biz for boring people.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

To: SunkenCiv

All just an accident...


13 posted on 01/13/2013 6:04:22 PM PST by redhead (Height of futility: Paying taxes to a government without a budget)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies]

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson