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Astronomy Picture of the Day - IC 4628: The Prawn Nebula
NASA ^
| 26 Jul, 2023
| Image Credit & Copyright: Daniel Stern
Posted on 07/26/2023 12:41:04 PM PDT by MtnClimber
Explanation: South of Antares, in the tail of the nebula-rich constellation Scorpius, lies emission nebula IC 4628. Nearby hot, massive stars, millions of years young, irradiate the nebula with invisible ultraviolet light, stripping electrons from atoms. The electrons eventually recombine with the atoms to produce the visible nebular glow, dominated by the red emission of hydrogen. At an estimated distance of 6,000 light-years, the region shown is about 250 light-years across, spanning over three full moons on the sky. The nebula is also cataloged as Gum 56 for Australian astronomer Colin Stanley Gum, but seafood-loving deep sky-enthusiasts might know this cosmic cloud as the Prawn Nebula. The graceful color image is a new astronomical composition taken over several nights in April from Rio Hurtado, Chile.
TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day; Science
KEYWORDS: nasa
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posted on
07/26/2023 12:41:25 PM PDT
by
MtnClimber
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Pinging the APOD list.
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posted on
07/26/2023 12:42:05 PM PDT
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MtnClimber
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Looks more like a horse’s head to me..............
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posted on
07/26/2023 12:43:14 PM PDT
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Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Red Badger
Looks more like a horse’s head to me.............. Like from The Godfather?
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posted on
07/26/2023 12:48:16 PM PDT
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MtnClimber
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To: Red Badger
I am curious what the view of our universe looks like without UV or infrared etc. filters. Just a plain view to the human eye.
To: MtnClimber
Mmmmmmm . . . prawns . . .
Now I’m hungry, damn it.
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posted on
07/26/2023 12:50:37 PM PDT
by
AFB-XYZ
(Stand up, or bend over)
To: MtnClimber
It’s already in cocktail sauce! Nice!
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posted on
07/26/2023 12:51:32 PM PDT
by
DannyTN
To: Cautious Optimism
Black, mostly....................😎
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posted on
07/26/2023 12:58:53 PM PDT
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Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: MtnClimber
is it like a couple thousand miles across
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posted on
07/26/2023 1:02:54 PM PDT
by
merkava
To: MtnClimber
Like on a Mustang logo.....................
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posted on
07/26/2023 1:06:16 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: merkava
is it like a couple thousand miles across Very close. it is only about 250 light-years across.
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posted on
07/26/2023 1:08:07 PM PDT
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MtnClimber
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Very nice picture, very well done.
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posted on
07/26/2023 1:44:19 PM PDT
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telescope115
(I NEED MY SPACE!!! 🔭)
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posted on
07/26/2023 4:48:18 PM PDT
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No name given
(Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
To: MtnClimber
#12 Imagine astronomers see that it is heading our way soon.
No stars for a million years.
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posted on
07/27/2023 8:57:55 AM PDT
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minnesota_bound
(Need more money to buy everything now)
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