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Astronomy Picture of the Day
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| 6/1/10
| NASA, JPL-Caltech, WISE Team
Posted on 06/01/2010 5:50:00 AM PDT by sig226
WISE: Heart and Soul Nebulas in Infrared
Credit: NASA, JPL-Caltech, WISE Team
Explanation: Is the heart and soul of our Galaxy located in Cassiopeia? Possibly not, but that is where two bright emission nebulas nicknamed Heart and Soul can be found. The Heart Nebula, officially dubbed IC 1805 and visible in the above right, has a shape in optical light reminiscent of a classical heart symbol. The above image, however, was taken in infrared light by the recently launched WISE telescope. Infrared light penetrates well inside the vast and complex bubbles created by newly formed stars in the interior of these two massive star forming regions. Studies of stars and dust like those found in the Heart and Soul Nebulas have focussed on how massive stars form and how they affect their environment. Light takes about 6,000 years to reach us from these nebulas, which together span roughly 300 light years.
TOPICS: Astronomy Picture of the Day
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Happy Hurricane Season!!!
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posted on
06/01/2010 5:50:01 AM PDT
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sig226
To: null and void; fnord; Number57; KevinDavis; rdb3; MNJohnnie; RightWhale; proudofthesouth; ...
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06/01/2010 5:50:31 AM PDT
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sig226
(Mourn this day, the death of a great republic. March 21, 2010)
To: sig226
And that is just in our own galaxy.
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06/01/2010 5:55:04 AM PDT
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American Constitutionalist
(There is no civility in the way the Communist/Marxist want to destroy the USA)
To: American Constitutionalist; sig226
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posted on
06/01/2010 5:56:13 AM PDT
by
left that other site
(Your Mi'KMaq Paddy Whacky Bass Playing Biker Buddy)
To: sig226
Stunning!
We need the music to the image: “Heart and Soul” with music by Hoagy Carmichael and lyrics by Frank Loesser, published in 1938. ;D
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06/01/2010 6:01:34 AM PDT
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Daffynition
("Play it, Sam, for old times' sake, play 'As Time Goes By'.")
To: left that other site
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posted on
06/01/2010 6:03:55 AM PDT
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American Constitutionalist
(There is no civility in the way the Communist/Marxist want to destroy the USA)
To: left that other site
The God of Israel is our shield, just like the scripture verse from yesterday.
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06/01/2010 6:08:07 AM PDT
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American Constitutionalist
(There is no civility in the way the Communist/Marxist want to destroy the USA)
To: sig226
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posted on
06/01/2010 6:15:27 AM PDT
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FrdmLvr
( VIVA la SB 1070!)
To: Daffynition; sig226
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posted on
06/01/2010 6:56:25 AM PDT
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BenLurkin
To: sig226
Awesome...another work of art from God Almighty!
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06/01/2010 7:11:50 AM PDT
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LottieDah
(If only those who speak so eloquently on the rights of animals would do so on behalf the unborn)
To: American Constitutionalist
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06/01/2010 7:53:08 AM PDT
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left that other site
(Your Mi'KMaq Paddy Whacky Bass Playing Biker Buddy)
To: BenLurkin
Thanks Ben
I can’t access/link YouTube at work. ;(
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06/01/2010 8:20:48 AM PDT
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Daffynition
("Play it, Sam, for old times' sake, play 'As Time Goes By'.")
To: sig226
Oh, hello Mr. Soul, I dropped by to pick up a reason
For the thought that I caught that my head is the event of the season
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posted on
06/01/2010 8:21:54 AM PDT
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null and void
(We are now in day 495 of our national holiday from reality. - 0bama really isn't one of US.)
To: null and void
Man you went way back for that one-a good one though.
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06/01/2010 1:51:02 PM PDT
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GATOR NAVY
("The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen." -Dennis Prager)
To: GATOR NAVY
It may be from way back, but it’s still Young...
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06/01/2010 1:53:15 PM PDT
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null and void
(We are now in day 495 of our national holiday from reality. - 0bama really isn't one of US.)
To: null and void
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posted on
06/01/2010 1:54:19 PM PDT
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GATOR NAVY
("The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen." -Dennis Prager)
To: GATOR NAVY
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posted on
06/01/2010 1:57:19 PM PDT
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null and void
(We are now in day 495 of our national holiday from reality. - 0bama really isn't one of US.)
To: sig226
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06/01/2010 3:57:53 PM PDT
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navygal
(Government fixing healthcare is like a tornado rebuilding a town.)
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