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it could be perceived as a superhero flying through a cloud

My first impression was of a cosmic bird - the flipped kind.

The Carina Nebula is located too far south for observers in the USA. Here is a chart for those located further south:

C92: NGC 3372
R.A. 10h 43.8m Dec. -59o 52'
Bright nebula (Eta Carina) in Carina, 120' diameter.

This is also the "home nebula" of the enigmatic Eta Carinae. Its mass ejections and high-energy radiation formed and light up the nebula.

Here is the "Keyhole Nebula" within the larger Carina Nebula. Embedded within is Eta Carinae.

Here is the famous Hubble close-up enhanced image of Eta Carinae in its shell of ejected material.

And here is what the Chandra X-Ray Observatory sees:


1 posted on 06/29/2003 9:49:38 PM PDT by petuniasevan
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2 posted on 06/29/2003 9:50:58 PM PDT by petuniasevan (Talk is cheap, because supply exceeds demand.)
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My first impression was of a cosmic bird - the flipped kind.

My first impression too. LOL

3 posted on 06/29/2003 10:00:38 PM PDT by trussell (Small things occupy small minds. So, thats why dems can play with themselves for hours!!)
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To: petuniasevan
Love these things. Thanks.
6 posted on 06/30/2003 4:08:12 AM PDT by NerdDad
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