Posted on 06/19/2023 11:56:06 AM PDT by MtnClimber
Explanation: The center of the Lagoon Nebula is a whirlwind of spectacular star formation. Visible near the image center, at least two long funnel-shaped clouds, each roughly half a light-year long, have been formed by extreme stellar winds and intense energetic starlight. A tremendously bright nearby star, Herschel 36, lights the area. Vast walls of dust hide and redden other hot young stars. As energy from these stars pours into the cool dust and gas, large temperature differences in adjoining regions can be created generating shearing winds which may cause the funnels. This picture, spanning about 15 light years, combines images taken in four colors by the orbiting Hubble Space Telescope. The Lagoon Nebula, also known as M8, lies about 5000 light years distant toward the constellation of the Archer (Sagittarius).
For more detail go to the link and click on the image for a high definition image. You can then move the magnifying glass cursor then click to zoom in and click again to zoom out. When zoomed in you can scan by moving the side bars on the bottom and right side of the image.
Turned slightly to the right, it looks like a werewolf.................
It could be the Duck Dynasty dog.
Never watched that show................
Wish I was there. Workload today is hell. There — I said it and I’m glad. Heh. :-)
Beautiful.
“Beautiful.”
I still prefer the black and whites that are nothing but the light hitting the film. No computerizing, or should I say AI, in between.
Looks like one of my brother’s paintings...
#10 Look at the 20 second mark.
Imagine it was you just a floating..... CHOMP!
‘Our Planet II’
https://decider.com/2023/06/19/director-of-netflixs-our-planet-ii-describes-terrifying-shark-attack-during-filming-it-was-horrific/
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