[petuniasevan]

Astronomy Fun Fact:

This region is near the Vela supernova remnant.
Similar remnants in ages past may have been responsible for the formation of this dust cloud and its nascent stars.

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[petuniasevan]

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[RightWhale]

What is that, maybe 2000 stars in one frame on my low-res screen? We can see about 7000 individual stars in the whole sky [not just horizon to horizon but all the way around] in the best of conditions.

With the poor to moderate night skies we have these days, more than a few hundred visible stars would be a rarity for many people, perhaps the majority on earth.

[MeekOneGOP]

Really nice......thanks!

[Vets_Husband_and_Wife]

Darn I love your posts!! :o)

They always "brighten" my day!!

[Graewoulf]

It is great to see the fourth dimension,
Recorded in this way!
Ten light-years are spanned
All 5500 light-years away!

Time and space blend somehow,
As plain as it can be.
Please keep sending me these pings,
I'll be waiting impatiently!

[Sock]

I wish, my dear Kepler, that we could have a good laugh together at the extraordinary stupidity of the mob. What do you think of the foremost philosophers of this University? In spite of my oft-repeated efforts and invitations, they have refused, with the obstinacy of a glutted adder, to look at the planets or Moon or my telescope.

Galileo Galilei

[aruanan]

This dust typically accompanies the gas that condenses to form young stars.

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.

[BossyRoofer]

Amazing! Great picture. My whole family enjoys this site.