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Astronomy Picture of the Day -- Sagittarius Sunflowers
NASA ^
| Friday, June 24, 2016
| (see photo credit)
Posted on 06/23/2016 11:09:57 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Explanation: These three bright nebulae are often featured in telescopic tours of the constellation Sagittarius and the crowded starfields of the central Milky Way. In fact, 18th century cosmic tourist Charles Messier cataloged two of them; M8, the large nebula left of center, and colorful M20 near the bottom of the frame The third, NGC 6559, is right of M8, separated from the larger nebula by dark dust lanes. All three are stellar nurseries about five thousand light-years or so distant. The expansive M8, over a hundred light-years across, is also known as the Lagoon Nebula. M20's popular moniker is the Trifid. In the composite image, narrowband data records ionized hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur atoms radiating at visible wavelengths. The mapping of colors and range of brightness used to compose this cosmic still life were inspired by Van Gogh's famous Sunflowers. Just right of the Trifid one of Messier's open star clusters, M21, is also included on the telescopic canvas.
![Friday, June 24, 2016](http://129.164.179.22/apod/image/1606/SagTrip1065_q100_watermark_CopyrightAndys_Astropix2016.jpg)
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TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day; Science
KEYWORDS: apod; astronomy; charlesmessier; lagoonnebula; m20; m21; m8; messierobject; messierobjects; nebula; ngc6559; sagittarius; science; trifid; vangogh
[Credit and Copyright: Andrew Campbell ]
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posted on
06/23/2016 11:09:58 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
To: brytlea; cripplecreek; decimon; disndat; KoRn; Grammy; steelyourfaith; Mmogamer; dayglored; ...
Downloading The Big One would not be your worst idea ever. Wow.
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posted on
06/23/2016 11:13:02 PM PDT
by
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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posted on
06/23/2016 11:14:50 PM PDT
by
Lurker
(Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
To: SunkenCiv
How fast are the dust cloud particles moving?
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posted on
06/23/2016 11:57:33 PM PDT
by
Robert A Cook PE
(I can only donate monthly, but socialists' ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
06/24/2016 12:42:42 AM PDT
by
tanuki
(Left-wing Revolution: show biz for boring people.)
To: SunkenCiv
Sort of a cross between or combination of Sunflowers and Starry Night.
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posted on
06/24/2016 1:20:12 AM PDT
by
Telepathic Intruder
(The only thing the Left has learned from the failures of socialism is not to call it that)
To: Telepathic Intruder
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posted on
06/24/2016 2:35:27 AM PDT
by
cyn
(Benghazi.)
To: SunkenCiv
Sunflowers
![](https://images.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.superstoneradiators.com%2Fwp%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2010%2F09%2Fvan-gogh-sunflowers-8.jpg&f=1)
At first, art critics decried Van Gogh's Sunflowers as even Messier than his contemporaries. But then they realized that it was just a first impression..
ML/LTOS
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posted on
06/24/2016 5:49:23 AM PDT
by
left that other site
(You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
To: SunkenCiv
Looks like Thing’s (from the Fantastic 4) arm and hand (see the fingers to the top right).
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posted on
06/24/2016 7:31:47 AM PDT
by
RedWing9
(Jesus Rocks Zero Sucks)
To: SunkenCiv
Oooh! Sagittarius Sunflowers in my Constellation,
(since I was born in December.)
Thank you, Mr. Civilizations!
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posted on
06/24/2016 8:37:00 AM PDT
by
TheOldLady
(Pistol-Packin' Elderly Lady -- Don't mess with me.)
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