Star Forming Region NGC 3582
Credit & Copyright: T. A. Rector (U. Alaska), T. Abbott, NOAO, AURA, NSF
Posted on 04/28/2008 1:43:16 PM PDT by sig226
Explanation: What's happening in the NGC 3582 nebula? Bright stars and interesting molecules are forming. The complex nebula resides in the star forming region called RCW 57. Visible in this image are dense knots of dark interstellar dust, bright stars that have formed in the past few million years, fields of glowing hydrogen gas ionized by these stars, and great loops of gas expelled by dying stars. A recent detailed study of NGC 3582 uncovered at least 33 massive stars in the end stages of formation, and the clear presence of the complex carbon molecules known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). PAHs are thought to be created in the cooling gas of star forming regions, and their development in the Sun's formation nebula five billion years ago may have been an important step in the development of life on Earth. This picture was taken last year with the Blanco 4-meter telescope at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO), in Chile.
That left hand side looks like a dog with its tongue hanging out...........
I see G-d.
Pictures are really cool and show the glory of God’s creation but the article is full of could have, might have and possibly could haves. Millions of years ago that is a speculative statement by a presupposition.
I see the fox, too!.......
Oh the pain, the pain....
I see it too!......
just ‘cause you can’t find the real lemur...
No,no, look! This is THE lemur!.......Just turn you head sideways.............
Extraterrestials better watch out:
“Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are chemical compounds that consist of fused aromatic rings and do not contain heteroatoms or carry substituents [1]. PAHs occur in oil, coal, and tar deposits, and are produced as byproducts of fuel burning (whether fossil fuel or biomass). As a pollutant, they are of concern because some compounds have been identified as carcinogenic, mutagenic ,and teratogenic.” [WIKI]
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