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The Central Soul Nebula Without Stars
APOD.NASA.gov ^
| 10 Nov, 2020
| Image Credit & Copyright: Jason Guenzel
Posted on 11/10/2020 3:06:06 PM PST by MtnClimber
Explanation: This cosmic close-up looks deep inside the Soul Nebula. The dark and brooding dust clouds near the top, outlined by bright ridges of glowing gas, are cataloged as IC 1871. About 25 light-years across, the telescopic field of view spans only a small part of the much larger Heart and Soul nebulae. At an estimated distance of 6,500 light-years the star-forming complex lies within the Perseus spiral arm of our Milky Way Galaxy, seen in planet Earth's skies toward the constellation Cassiopeia. An example of triggered star formation, the dense star-forming clouds in the Soul Nebula are themselves sculpted by the intense winds and radiation of the region's massive young stars. In the featured image, stars have been digitally removed to highlight the commotion in the gas and dust.
TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day; Science
KEYWORDS: apod; astronomy; nasa; science; soulnebula
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posted on
11/10/2020 3:06:23 PM PST
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MtnClimber
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11/10/2020 3:07:36 PM PST
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MtnClimber
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OOPS, I forgot to add “Astronomy Picture of the Day” to the title. I am sooo fired!
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11/10/2020 3:09:59 PM PST
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MtnClimber
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posted on
11/10/2020 3:12:38 PM PST
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umgud
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Sorry APOD, but pictures of nebula’s are quite boring.
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posted on
11/10/2020 3:20:54 PM PST
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Bullish
(CNN is what happens when 8th graders run a cable network.)
To: MtnClimber
It looks like south Asia, with India, Sri Lanka, and Malaysia. Does anybody else see it?
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posted on
11/10/2020 3:30:26 PM PST
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left that other site
(If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all. (Isaiah 7:9))
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I see the subcontinent of India at the very bottom.
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11/10/2020 3:39:26 PM PST
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AFB-XYZ
(Option 1 -- stand up. Option 2 -- bend over.)
To: left that other site
If you turn it over you see Nancy Pelosi burning in Hell.
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posted on
11/10/2020 3:45:31 PM PST
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gundog
( Hail to the Chief, bitches!)
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11/10/2020 3:49:34 PM PST
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Lurker
(Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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posted on
11/10/2020 3:51:39 PM PST
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left that other site
(If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all. (Isaiah 7:9))
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Thanks! Now I don’t feel so all alone!
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posted on
11/10/2020 3:52:59 PM PST
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left that other site
(If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all. (Isaiah 7:9))
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I see a cat staring at me
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11/10/2020 3:56:06 PM PST
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bert
( (KE. NP. N.C. +12) t Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay My, o. h, my, what a wonderful day)
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11/10/2020 3:58:47 PM PST
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left that other site
(If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all. (Isaiah 7:9))
To: Bullish
Sorry APOD, but pictures of nebula’s are quite boring.
If that is what you think, don’t look.
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11/10/2020 4:22:35 PM PST
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Bodega
To: bert
yikes...I thought it was a bison looking at me 🙂
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posted on
11/10/2020 4:55:04 PM PST
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Reynoldo
(BurnLootMurder)
To: AFB-XYZ
I see the subcontinent of India at the very bottom.I see London and I see France.
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11/10/2020 5:43:09 PM PST
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steveo
To: Bodega
No offense to you, just an opinion meant for APOD.
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11/10/2020 5:59:47 PM PST
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Bullish
(CNN is what happens when 8th graders run a cable network.)
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It looks like it has eyes. Could be a character from the bar scene in the first “Star Wars” movie.
To: Verginius Rufus
Indeed...I saw that in the upper part of the picture too.
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11/10/2020 6:15:36 PM PST
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left that other site
(If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all. (Isaiah 7:9))
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