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Astronomy Picture of the Day -- Clouds of the Carina Nebula
NASA ^
| Monday, May 16, 2016
| (see photo credit)
Posted on 05/16/2016 6:15:36 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
Explanation: What forms lurk in the mists of the Carina Nebula? The dark ominous figures are actually molecular clouds, knots of molecular gas and dust so thick they have become opaque. In comparison, however, these clouds are typically much less dense than Earth's atmosphere. Featured here is a detailed image of the core of the Carina Nebula, a part where both dark and colorful clouds of gas and dust are particularly prominent. The image was captured last month from Siding Spring Observatory in Australia. Although the nebula is predominantly composed of hydrogen gas -- here colored green, the image was assigned colors so that light emitted by trace amounts of sulfur and oxygen appear red and blue, respectively. The entire Carina Nebula, cataloged as NGC 3372, spans over 300 light years and lies about 7,500 light-years away in the constellation of Carina. Eta Carinae, the most energetic star in the nebula, was one of the brightest stars in the sky in the 1830s, but then faded dramatically.
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TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day; Science
KEYWORDS: apod; astronomy; carinacarina; carinanebula; etacarinae; nebula; science
[Credit and Copyright: John Ebersole]
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05/16/2016 6:15:36 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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05/16/2016 6:18:18 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
(I'll tell you what's wrong with society -- no one drinks from the skulls of their enemies anymore.)
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05/16/2016 6:19:08 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
(I'll tell you what's wrong with society -- no one drinks from the skulls of their enemies anymore.)
To: SunkenCiv
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05/16/2016 7:17:51 AM PDT
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henkster
(DonÂ’t listen to what people say, watch what they do.)
To: SunkenCiv
That is truly lovely! ;-)
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05/16/2016 7:45:16 AM PDT
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To: henkster
I wish the Big One were actually bigger, instead of just taller.
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05/16/2016 7:45:29 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
(I'll tell you what's wrong with society -- no one drinks from the skulls of their enemies anymore.)
To: SunkenCiv
Yes, they need to format it for the standard computer screen.
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05/16/2016 7:46:41 AM PDT
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henkster
(DonÂ’t listen to what people say, watch what they do.)
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05/16/2016 7:46:44 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
(I'll tell you what's wrong with society -- no one drinks from the skulls of their enemies anymore.)
To: henkster
The Big One *should be* 1920x1080, but astronomers’ pics are generally 1x1 of whatever size. :’) APoD could make it a requirement.
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05/16/2016 7:54:20 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
(I'll tell you what's wrong with society -- no one drinks from the skulls of their enemies anymore.)
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05/16/2016 7:56:12 AM PDT
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