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Astronomy Picture of the Day -- In the Arms of M83
NASA ^
| November 11, 2011
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Posted on 11/12/2011 4:44:05 AM PST by SunkenCiv
Explanation: Big, bright, and beautiful, spiral galaxy M83 lies a mere twelve million light-years away, near the southeastern tip of the very long constellation Hydra. This cosmic close-up, a mosaic based on data from the Hubble Legacy Archive, traces dark dust and young, blue star clusters along prominent spiral arms that lend M83 its nickname, The Southern Pinwheel. Typically found near the edges of the thick dust lanes, a wealth of reddish star forming regions also suggest another popular moniker for M83, The Thousand-Ruby Galaxy. Dominated by light from older stars, the bright yellowish core of M83 lies at the upper right. The core is also bright at x-ray energies that reveal a high concentration of neutron stars and black holes left from an intense burst of star formation. In fact, M83 is a member of a group of galaxies that includes active galaxy Centaurus A. The close-up field of view spans over 25,000 light-years at the estimated distance of M83.
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TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day; Science
KEYWORDS: apod; astronomy; m83; science
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posted on
11/12/2011 4:44:06 AM PST
by
SunkenCiv
To: brytlea; cripplecreek; decimon; bigheadfred; KoRn; Grammy; married21; steelyourfaith; Mmogamer; ...
My apologies, I usually do the APoD msg early in the morning, didn't yesterday, and forgot to in the afternoon/evening.
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11/12/2011 4:45:06 AM PST
by
SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
No need to apologize, FRiend! We appreciate your pics so much.
This one is particularly Beautiful!
};-)
To: SunkenCiv
Happy to get the APODs anytime of day or night.
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posted on
11/12/2011 5:32:01 AM PST
by
Roccus
(Obama & Holder LLP, Procurers of fine arms to the most discerning drug lords (202) 456-1414)
To: SunkenCiv
"The Thousand-Ruby Galaxy..." "25,000 light years" wide in the close-up view...
Sigh... Hard to grasp. It just never sinks into my punkin haid! I'm continually astonished.
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posted on
11/12/2011 7:09:32 AM PST
by
TheOldLady
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To: SunkenCiv
...You FORGOT???
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posted on
11/12/2011 8:04:47 AM PST
by
gargoyle
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To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
11/12/2011 8:05:54 AM PST
by
gargoyle
(...it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them...)
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posted on
11/12/2011 8:44:25 AM PST
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TheOldLady
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posted on
11/12/2011 10:44:16 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
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To: TheOldLady
Thousand Ruby Galaxy, I wonder if there’s a Little Dog Star Too?
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11/12/2011 10:56:49 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
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posted on
11/12/2011 11:10:06 AM PST
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SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
Good thing it didn’t take all thousand rubies to make the slippers. There’s no place like home.
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11/12/2011 12:13:12 PM PST
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TheOldLady
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