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Astronomy Picture of the Day- Government shutdown so no APOD Today. I will dig up some of my favorites - In the Center of the Trifid Nebula
NASA ^
| 11 Oct, 2015
| Image Credit: Subaru Telescope (NAOJ), Hubble Space Telescope, Martin Pugh; Processing: Robert Gendl
Posted on 11/10/2025 12:22:17 PM PST by MtnClimber
Explanation: Clouds of glowing gas mingle with dust lanes in the Trifid Nebula, a star forming region toward the constellation of the Archer (Sagittarius). In the center, the three prominent dust lanes that give the Trifid its name all come together. Mountains of opaque dust appear on the right, while other dark filaments of dust are visible threaded throughout the nebula. A single massive star visible near the center causes much of the Trifid's glow. The Trifid, also known as M20, is only about 300,000 years old, making it among the youngest emission nebulae known. The nebula lies about 9,000 light years away and the part pictured here spans about 10 light years. The above image is a composite with luminance taken from an image by the 8.2-m ground-based Subaru Telescope, detail provided by the 2.4-m orbiting Hubble Space Telescope, color data provided by Martin Pugh and image assembly and processing provided by Robert Gendler.
TOPICS: Astronomy; Science
KEYWORDS: apod; nasa
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posted on
11/10/2025 12:22:43 PM PST
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MtnClimber
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To: 21stCenturion; 21twelve; 4everontheRight; A Navy Vet; A_perfect_lady; abb; AFB-XYZ; AFPhys; ...
Pinging the APOD list
🪐 🌟 🌌 🍔
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posted on
11/10/2025 12:23:33 PM PST
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MtnClimber
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11/10/2025 12:27:08 PM PST
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Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
To: Red Badger
Anyone who looked at the picture may be doomed,
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posted on
11/10/2025 12:52:28 PM PST
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MtnClimber
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posted on
11/10/2025 12:56:43 PM PST
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Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
To: Red Badger
I used to watch “Lost in Space” every day after school.
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posted on
11/10/2025 1:20:15 PM PST
by
MtnClimber
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posted on
11/10/2025 1:30:52 PM PST
by
Diogenesis
(Si vis pacem, para bellum)
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posted on
11/10/2025 1:57:02 PM PST
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Diogenesis
(Si vis pacem, para bellum)
To: Red Badger
You beat me to it -- again. Heh.
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11/10/2025 3:22:35 PM PST
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AFB-XYZ
(( We have two options: 1. Stand up, or 2. Bend over))
To: MtnClimber
Hey. Thanks for stepping up and keeping APOD going whilst our leaders elite discussed important things. You did better than the normal NASA crew. You choose some good content and we didnt have to go very far to get it.
Thank You.
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posted on
11/10/2025 7:04:56 PM PST
by
Delta 21
(None of us are descendants of fearful men!)
To: Delta 21
You are welcome for sure.
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posted on
11/10/2025 7:58:51 PM PST
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MtnClimber
(For photos of scenery, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
To: MtnClimber
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posted on
11/10/2025 8:02:48 PM PST
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telescope115
(Ad Astra, Ad Deum…)
To: Diogenesis
Did you take those? Excellent!
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posted on
11/10/2025 8:04:17 PM PST
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telescope115
(Ad Astra, Ad Deum…)
To: MtnClimber
When starships cross the nebula opens up and swallows them whole...
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posted on
11/10/2025 11:08:55 PM PST
by
minnesota_bound
(Making money now. Still want much more.)
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