APOD: In the Center of the Omega Nebula (2012 May 06)

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APOD: In the Center of the Omega Nebula (2012 May 06)

Post by APOD Robot » Sun May 06, 2012 4:05 am

Image In the Center of the Omega Nebula

Explanation: In the depths of the dark clouds of dust and molecular gas known as the Omega Nebula, stars continue to form. The above image from the Hubble Space Telescope's Advanced Camera for Surveys shows exquisite detail in the famous star-forming region. The dark dust filaments that lace the center of Omega Nebula were created in the atmospheres of cool giant stars and in the debris from supernova explosions. The red and blue hues arise from glowing gas heated by the radiation of massive nearby stars. The points of light are the young stars themselves, some brighter than 100 Suns. Dark globules mark even younger systems, clouds of gas and dust just now condensing to form stars and planets. The Omega Nebula lies about 5000 light years away toward the constellation of Sagittarius. The region shown spans about 3000 times the diameter of our Solar System.

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Re: APOD: In the Center of the Omega Nebula (2012 May 06)

Post by Beyond » Sun May 06, 2012 4:31 am

I guess i'm just tooo spoiled. All that information, on a weekend, and not even one little itty-bitty funny link. Oh-well, that's the way it goes sometimes.
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Re: APOD: In the Center of the Omega Nebula (2012 May 06)

Post by zbvhs » Sun May 06, 2012 11:20 am

Any idea what the circular object upper right might be?
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Post by lynnhilborn » Sun May 06, 2012 11:40 am

It looks like a Herbig-Haro object...I see jetting of Ha
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Post by Doomsauce » Sun May 06, 2012 1:32 pm

zbvhs wrote:Any idea what the circular object upper right might be?
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Re: APOD: In the Center of the Omega Nebula (2012 May 06)

Post by neufer » Sun May 06, 2012 3:44 pm

APOD Robot wrote:Image In the Center of the Omega Nebula

Explanation: In the depths of the dark clouds of dust and molecular gas known as the Omega Nebula, stars continue to form. The above image from the Hubble Space Telescope's Advanced Camera for Surveys shows exquisite detail in the famous star-forming region. The dark dust filaments that lace the center of Omega Nebula were created in the atmospheres of cool giant stars and in the debris from supernova explosions. The red and blue hues arise from glowing gas heated by the radiation of massive nearby stars. The points of light are the young stars themselves, some brighter than 100 Suns. Dark globules mark even younger systems, clouds of gas and dust just now condensing to form stars and planets. The Omega Nebula lies about 5000 light years away toward the constellation of Sagittarius. The region shown spans about 3000 times the diameter of our Solar System.
No explicit mention of this being the 17th Pearl of Messier. :(
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Re: APOD: In the Center of the Omega Nebula (2012 May 06)

Post by Jerryki97701 » Sun May 06, 2012 10:07 pm

I had this image open on my browser when my wife looked at it and she said " It looks like The god and Adam panel of the ceiling of the Sistine chapel".
I put this image and one of the panel of the ceiling (http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Nuta_CQvImI/T ... angelo.jpg)
in Photoshop on two different layers and adjusted the opacity , sure enough it lines up quite well. after enlarging and slightly moving the ceiling photo.

Don't know how to post a photo.

Interesting.

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