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Astronomy Picture of the Day - Sh2-132: The Lion Nebula
NASA ^
| 10 Jun, 2024
| Image Credit & Copyright: Imran Badr; Text: Natalia Lewandowska (SUNY Oswego)
Posted on 06/10/2024 11:15:09 AM PDT by MtnClimber
Explanation: Is the Lion Nebula the real ruler of the constellation Cepheus? This powerful feline appearing nebula is powered by two massive stars, each with a mass over 20 times greater than our Sun. Formed from shells of ionized gas that have expanded, the nebula's energetic matter not only glows, but is dense enough to contract gravitationally and form stars. The angular size of the Lion Nebula, officially named Sh2-132, is slightly greater than that of the full moon. The gaseous iconic region resides about 10,000 light years away in a constellation named after the King of Aethopia in Greek mythology.
TOPICS: Astronomy; Astronomy Picture of the Day; Science
KEYWORDS: apod; nasa
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posted on
06/10/2024 11:15:27 AM PDT
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MtnClimber
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Pinging the APOD list
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posted on
06/10/2024 11:16:02 AM PDT
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MtnClimber
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…. feline appearing nebula …
It might just be me, but I’m not seeing the feline.
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posted on
06/10/2024 11:29:46 AM PDT
by
eastsider
To: eastsider
It might just be me, but I’m not seeing the feline. I don't either. Maybe we need more drugs to see it.
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posted on
06/10/2024 11:42:07 AM PDT
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MtnClimber
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To: eastsider; MtnClimber
Feline? It's a pregnant female!!!
Not on drugs. I swear!!!
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posted on
06/10/2024 11:54:11 AM PDT
by
DannyTN
To: DannyTN
I see Jane Fonda being pummeled by Chimpanzees. I am wearing different glasses than yours.
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posted on
06/10/2024 12:10:52 PM PDT
by
MtnClimber
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Looks like the marble-like appearance of my Fusion Hybrid Floor in my kitchen.
To: MtnClimber
Towards the left side of the picture, the lion’s head facing left, with the eye visible, and the mane and nose in silhouette. And yes, I’m on drugs- just my usual prescriptions, lol.😁
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posted on
06/10/2024 12:25:00 PM PDT
by
telescope115
(I NEED MY SPACE!!! 🔭)
To: MtnClimber
NASA’s got better weed than I do. I don’t see no lion.
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posted on
06/10/2024 12:29:29 PM PDT
by
ComputerGuy
(Heavily-medicated for your protection)
To: MtnClimber
There is a VFW in Nashville that has or had Jane Fonda stickers in the urinal.
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posted on
06/10/2024 1:03:59 PM PDT
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DannyTN
To: DannyTN
There is a VFW in Nashville that has or had Jane Fonda stickers in the urinal. Those stickers should be in the "bomb drop zone" of the toilets.
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posted on
06/10/2024 2:09:57 PM PDT
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MtnClimber
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