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Astronomy Picture of the Day - Cosmic Clouds in Cygnus
APOD.NASA.gov ^
| 9 Jun, 2022
| Image Credit & Copyright: Wolfgang Zimmermann
Posted on 06/09/2022 2:50:16 PM PDT by MtnClimber
Explanation: These cosmic clouds of gas and dust drift through rich star fields along the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy toward the high flying constellation Cygnus. They're too faint to be seen with the unaided eye though, even on a clear, dark night. Image data from a camera and telephoto lens using narrowband filters was used to construct this 10 degree wide field of view. The deep mosaic reveals a region that includes star forming dust clouds seen in silhouette against the characteristic glow of atomic hydrogen and oxygen gas. NGC 6888 is the standout emission nebula near the top. Blown by winds from a massive Wolf-Rayet star it's about 25 light-years across and known as the Crescent Nebula. A faint bluish curl just below center in the frame is also the signature of a Wolf-Rayet star. Burning fuel at a prodigious rate and near the end of their stellar lives, both stars will ultimately go out with a bang in a spectacular supernova explosion. Toward the right, a massive, young O type star powers the glow of Sh2-101, the Tulip Nebula.
TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day; Science
KEYWORDS: apod; nasa
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posted on
06/09/2022 2:50:31 PM PDT
by
MtnClimber
(For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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Pinging the APOD list.
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posted on
06/09/2022 2:51:10 PM PDT
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MtnClimber
(For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
To: MtnClimber
We saw a great movie a few years ago - âThe Dishâ, about the role of Australiaâs Parkes radio telescope in the moon landing. Itâs a lot of fun â lots of great 1960s music, quirky characters, cricket games in the Dish, and the theme from âHawaii 5-0â standing in for the US national anthem (!)
I went looking for a copy to buy and couldnât find it â instead, discovered that itâs been placed in the public domain, and is available for free download on Archive.org:
https://archive.org/details/TheDish2000
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posted on
06/09/2022 3:57:01 PM PDT
by
Jamestown1630
("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
To: MtnClimber
Beautiful! Psalms 19 comes to mind!
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posted on
06/09/2022 3:57:40 PM PDT
by
NEBO
(We are swimming in a cesspool of lies so fetid itâs impossible to know whatâs true. Clyde Lewis)
To: MtnClimber
We see many leftovers of explosions in the universe and we are but a dust particle floating around.
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posted on
06/09/2022 7:03:43 PM PDT
by
minnesota_bound
(Need more money to buy everything now)
To: minnesota_bound
'Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.'
Everything in the Universe matters, however small.
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06/09/2022 10:08:04 PM PDT
by
Jamestown1630
("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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