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Astronomy Picture of the Day - The Great Turkey Nebula
APOD.NASA.gov ^
| 26 Nov, 2020
| Imagination Credit & Copyright: Eric Coles
Posted on 11/26/2020 6:03:48 AM PST by MtnClimber
Explanation: Surprisingly reminiscent of The Great Nebula in Orion, The Great Turkey Nebula spans this creative field of view. Of course if it were the Orion Nebula it would be our closest large stellar nursery, found at the edge of a large molecular cloud a mere 1,500 light-years away. Also known as M42, the Orion Nebula is visible to the eye as the middle "star" in the sword of Orion the Hunter, a constellation now rising in planet Earth's evening skies. Stellar winds from clusters of newborn stars scattered throughout the Orion Nebula sculpt its ridges and cavities seen in familiar in telescopic images. Similar in size to the Orion Nebula, this Great Turkey Nebula was imagined to be about 13 light-years across. Stay safe and well.
TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day
KEYWORDS: apod; art; ericcoles; greatturkeynebula; humor
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11/26/2020 6:04:14 AM PST
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MtnClimber
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How long do you cook an "imagined" turkey?
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11/26/2020 6:05:17 AM PST
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MtnClimber
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To: MtnClimber
Wow, you’re super early today.
As always, thanks for the pic, and enjoy your Turkey Day. :)
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11/26/2020 6:08:43 AM PST
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EEGator
To: MtnClimber
I hear they’ve been working on decoding a radio message from the area...the first two words appear to be, “Pardon me”...
Amazing the detail in the turkey’s head...
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11/26/2020 6:09:31 AM PST
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trebb
(Don't howl about illegal leeches, or Trump in general, while not donating to FR - it's hypocritical.)
To: EEGator
Thanks, you have a great Thanksgiving.
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posted on
11/26/2020 6:18:03 AM PST
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MtnClimber
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To: trebb
The next two, ...Mr President...
Although in a slightly different universe, I could easily imagine a president Harris or a president Whitmer axing the guest of honor on live TV as an object lesson fo those who would dare disobey...
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posted on
11/26/2020 6:40:12 AM PST
by
null and void
(If a country fixed a national election overnight like America just did, we would probably invade it.)
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11/26/2020 7:40:01 AM PST
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ETL
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To: ETL
That is a good one! Thanks.
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posted on
11/26/2020 7:43:22 AM PST
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MtnClimber
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To: ETL
I am waiting for NASA to post the Kracken Nebula. But, they are probably too busy studying global warming to study a second imaginary object.
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posted on
11/26/2020 7:51:44 AM PST
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MtnClimber
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To: MtnClimber
Wow...that’s a very rotund turkey...Happy Thanksgiving
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posted on
11/26/2020 7:55:16 AM PST
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goodnesswins
(The issue is never the issue. The issue is always the revolution." -- Saul Alinksy)
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11/26/2020 8:01:16 AM PST
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ETL
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To: ETL
It looks like it just ate nancy pelosi and it is trying not to throw up.
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11/26/2020 8:07:04 AM PST
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MtnClimber
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11/26/2020 8:32:33 AM PST
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ETL
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To: MtnClimber
The ‘face’ does bear a striking resemblance to Obozo who, generously, has been called a Turkey many times.
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11/26/2020 8:40:29 AM PST
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dontBSme
To: MtnClimber
Speaking of the evil wicked witch of the west coast...
Witch's Broom Nebula - aka, Veil Nebula
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11/26/2020 8:48:54 AM PST
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ETL
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To: ETL
Never thought I would call a turkey “pretty”...but that one is!
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11/26/2020 8:55:07 AM PST
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goodnesswins
(The issue is never the issue. The issue is always the revolution." -- Saul Alinksy)
To: ETL
I forgot that pelosi drives a broom!
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posted on
11/26/2020 8:58:27 AM PST
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MtnClimber
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11/26/2020 9:05:37 AM PST
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ETL
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11/26/2020 9:10:35 AM PST
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ETL
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