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Spitzer sends stunning image of 'Enterprise' nebulae on Star Trek's 50th anniversary [tr]
Dailymail.com ^ | 8 September 2016 | Cheyenne Macdonald

Posted on 09/08/2016 4:36:13 PM PDT by sparklite2

To boldly go where no space telescope has gone before:



These nebulae are known officially as IRAS 19340+2016 and IRAS 19343+2026, in the Milky Way’s disk.

But according to Nasa, Trekkies ‘may prefer using the more familiar designations NCC-1701 and NCC-1701-D.’



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1 posted on 09/08/2016 4:36:13 PM PDT by sparklite2
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No black socks?


2 posted on 09/08/2016 4:42:11 PM PDT by Ken H (Best election ever!)
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Is anyone catching all of the Star Trek specials today on the Decades channel? Good fun!

http://www.decades.com/


3 posted on 09/08/2016 4:42:40 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set!)
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The Menagerie tonight!


4 posted on 09/08/2016 5:07:56 PM PDT by Big Red Badger (UNSCANABLE in an IDIOCRACY!)
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Looks like the Romulans found it before we did!


5 posted on 09/08/2016 5:13:46 PM PDT by TigersEye (~Putin made me post this!~)
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