Ask away. I love to teach. :-)
Great! Thanks. Do you know if there are any Hubble or other quality images of the region of space where the star (or is it star system) Lupus -- the wolf -- is located? Even a star map showing it's location would help.
You should never ask that while I'm floating around here.
"A new view of the Eagle Nebula"
I don't understand what the Eagle Nebula is (what and where). I mean, I get the nebula part:
"nebula: a. A diffuse mass of interstellar dust or gas or both, visible as luminous patches or areas of darkness depending on the way the mass absorbs or reflects incident radiation.
b. See galaxy." (dictionary.com)
How big is it?
Where is the Whirlpool Galaxy?
The Whirlpool Galaxy photo in Post #1 confuses me. I have no idea why there are two images in it. What is the one on the right? Is it a composite photo?
And per post 104, how did Howard Dean's face get that far out into orbit?
Thanks for urging me to inquire.