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Astronomy Picture of the Day 2-13-03
NASA ^ | 2-13-03 | Robert Nemiroff and Jerry Bonnell

Posted on 02/12/2003 9:30:53 PM PST by petuniasevan

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.

2003 February 13
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The Eagle Nebula for CFHT
Credit & Copyright: Jean-Charles Cuillandre (CFHT), Hawaiian Starlight, CFHT

Explanation: Bright blue stars are still forming in the dark pillars of the Eagle Nebula. Made famous by a picture from the Hubble Space Telescope in 1995, the Eagle Nebula shows the dramatic process of star formation. To the upper right of the nebula in the above picture lies the heart of the open cluster M16. The bright blue stars of M16 have been continually forming over the past 5 million years, most recently in the famous central gas and dust pillars known as elephant trunks. Light takes about 7000 years to reach us from M16, which spans about 20 light years and can be seen with binoculars toward the constellation of Serpens.


TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day; Science
KEYWORDS: birth; dark; dust; eagle; gas; hubble; m16; nebula; new; pillar; space; star; stars; telescope
Wallpaper of the Day! This is one of the Hubble Telescope's most famous image.

Here's a wider shot from the Anglo-Australian Telescope:


1 posted on 02/12/2003 9:30:54 PM PST by petuniasevan
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2 posted on 02/12/2003 9:31:52 PM PST by petuniasevan (Wonders of the Universe)
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To: petuniasevan
Awsome pic! HST, money well spent! Good Job APOD!
3 posted on 02/13/2003 11:10:49 AM PST by BossyRoofer
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To: MozartLover; Joan912; NovemberCharlie; snowfox; Dawgsquat; viligantcitizen; theDentist; ...
APOD re-PING (I'm sure the first one didn't work)
4 posted on 02/13/2003 11:53:43 AM PST by petuniasevan (Wonders of the Universe)
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To: petuniasevan
Thanks!

I was wondering what happened to APOD today.
5 posted on 02/13/2003 11:56:33 AM PST by new cruelty
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To: petuniasevan
The fingers of God! Thanks for the ping.
6 posted on 02/13/2003 12:03:20 PM PST by GodBlessRonaldReagan (where is Scotty Moore when we need him most?)
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To: petuniasevan
Thank you for your threads.
7 posted on 02/13/2003 12:12:49 PM PST by xJones
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To: petuniasevan
Worth the wait.
8 posted on 02/13/2003 12:36:04 PM PST by foolish-one
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To: petuniasevan
Thanks! This shot is a keeper.
9 posted on 02/13/2003 1:29:43 PM PST by sistergoldenhair (Don't be a sheep. People hate sheep. They eat sheep.)
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To: petuniasevan
Thank you
10 posted on 02/13/2003 2:09:55 PM PST by firewalk
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To: ~EagleNebula~
Namesake Ping.
11 posted on 02/13/2003 7:15:32 PM PST by trussell (No FReeping while sleeping)
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