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Astronomy Picture of the Day - NGC 7380: The Wizard Nebula
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| 14 Nov, 2022
| Image Credit & Copyright: Ioan Popa
Posted on 11/14/2022 1:22:06 PM PST by MtnClimber
Explanation: What powers are being wielded in the Wizard Nebula? Gravitation strong enough to form stars, and stellar winds and radiations powerful enough to create and dissolve towers of gas. Located only 8,000 light years away, the Wizard nebula, featured here, surrounds developing open star cluster NGC 7380. Visually, the interplay of stars, gas, and dust has created a shape that appears to some like a fictional medieval sorcerer. The active star forming region spans 100 about light years, making it appear larger than the angular extent of the Moon. The Wizard Nebula can be located with a small telescope toward the constellation of the King of Aethiopia (Cepheus). Although the nebula may last only a few million years, some of the stars being formed may outlive our Sun.
TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day; Science
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11/14/2022 1:22:33 PM PST
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MtnClimber
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Are we off to see the Wizard?..................
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11/14/2022 1:22:43 PM PST
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Red Badger
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11/14/2022 1:23:12 PM PST
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MtnClimber
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11/14/2022 1:24:20 PM PST
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Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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Are we off to see the Wizard?.................. Don't pay attention to the man behind the curtain.
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11/14/2022 1:25:54 PM PST
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MtnClimber
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I notice it obscures stars that are behind it, but stars are visible that are in front of it (between it and us).
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posted on
11/14/2022 1:46:25 PM PST
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rfp1234
(Comitia asinorum et rhinocerorum delenda sunt.)
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11/14/2022 2:02:14 PM PST
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DannyTN
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I did not see that one coming.
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11/14/2022 2:49:57 PM PST
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MtnClimber
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