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Astronomy Picture of the Day - NGC 6995: The Bat Nebula
APOD.NASA.gov ^
| 27 Oct, 2021
| Image Credit & Copyright: Howard Trottier
Posted on 10/27/2021 3:44:01 PM PDT by MtnClimber
Explanation: Do you see the bat? It haunts this cosmic close-up of the eastern Veil Nebula. The Veil Nebula itself is a large supernova remnant, the expanding debris cloud from the death explosion of a massive star. While the Veil is roughly circular in shape and covers nearly 3 degrees on the sky toward the constellation of the Swan (Cygnus), NGC 6995, known informally as the Bat Nebula, spans only 1/2 degree, about the apparent size of the Moon. That translates to 12 light-years at the Veil's estimated distance, a reassuring 1,400 light-years from planet Earth. In the composite of image data recorded through narrow band filters, emission from hydrogen atoms in the remnant is shown in red with strong emission from oxygen atoms shown in hues of blue. Of course, in the western part of the Veil lies another seasonal apparition: the Witch's Broom Nebula.
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10/27/2021 3:44:18 PM PDT
by
MtnClimber
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posted on
10/27/2021 3:45:00 PM PDT
by
MtnClimber
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To: All
Bat Nebula. Think about it. Probably et up with coronavirus and spike proteins. I wouldn’t get withing a parsec of it when making the Kessel Run.
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10/27/2021 3:51:34 PM PDT
by
BipolarBob
(I had to change my homepage because it was embellished somewhat. Apologies to all.)
To: MtnClimber
Who comes up with these names!
Doesn’t look like a Bat to me!
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posted on
10/27/2021 4:14:01 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
To: MtnClimber
I see it! Sneaky little devil peaking out of there!
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posted on
10/27/2021 4:17:34 PM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
("Communism is not love. Communism is a hammer which we use to crush the enemy." β Mao Zedong)
To: MtnClimber
Bathead
Bear Head
Biden Hand
Yeti
Ninja Turtle Facepalm
Bigfoot
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posted on
10/27/2021 4:30:17 PM PDT
by
DannyTN
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posted on
10/27/2021 4:47:06 PM PDT
by
LastDayz
(A blunt and brazen Texan. I will not be assimilated.)
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10/27/2021 4:50:00 PM PDT
by
DannyTN
(T)
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posted on
10/27/2021 4:58:34 PM PDT
by
LastDayz
(A blunt and brazen Texan. I will not be assimilated.)
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posted on
10/27/2021 5:04:46 PM PDT
by
DannyTN
(T)
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I see 2 yetis. One outlined and the other a red furred yeti with 2 glowing eyes in the space formed by the left arm.
To: LastDayz
First thing I saw was an owl.
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posted on
10/27/2021 5:31:20 PM PDT
by
just me
(God bless President Trump and the USA)
To: Conan the Librarian
...DoesnΓΒ’ΓΒΓΒt look like a Bat to me! ... Looks kind of like an owl to me.
To: DannyTN
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posted on
10/27/2021 6:05:24 PM PDT
by
dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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posted on
10/27/2021 7:08:58 PM PDT
by
DannyTN
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To: MtnClimber
Looks like a giant face to me!..........................
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posted on
10/28/2021 6:10:53 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: dragnet2; DannyTN
This IS his hobby!.....................
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posted on
10/28/2021 6:12:27 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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10/28/2021 8:26:34 AM PDT
by
DannyTN
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