by Ann » Sun Mar 24, 2013 9:20 am
MargaritaMc wrote:Following one of the EXCELLENT links from this Apod took me to a detailed and labeled map at
http://heritage.stsci.edu/2007/16/supplemental.html#
Am I correct in saying that today's Apod is of a part of the Carina Nebula labeled as
"Trumpeter 14"? (On the bottom right of the image in the linked map, within a rectangle labeled c1)
It certainly would be an appropriate name for this dust pillar - which is SO like an elephant's trunk!
Margarita
I'd say today's APOD is an enlargement of the box called d1, labeled "Herbig-Haro Stellar Jet". The location of the box is at center right.
By the way, Margarita, the name "Trumpeter 14" would be lovely indeed, as you could really imagine someone blowing the trumpet in there. But it is actually
Trumpler 14, named after the person who cataloged this cluster.
The cluster, by the way, is most remarkable, as it contains an amazing superhot star of spectral class O3, maybe even O2, HD 93129A. This star is definitely one of the brightest of the extremely hot stars in the Milky Way.
Ann
[quote="MargaritaMc"]Following one of the EXCELLENT links from this Apod took me to a detailed and labeled map at
http://heritage.stsci.edu/2007/16/supplemental.html#
Am I correct in saying that today's Apod is of a part of the Carina Nebula labeled as[b] "Trumpeter 14"?[/b] (On the bottom right of the image in the linked map, within a rectangle labeled c1)
It certainly would be an appropriate name for this dust pillar - which is SO like an elephant's trunk!
Margarita[/quote]
I'd say today's APOD is an enlargement of the box called d1, labeled "Herbig-Haro Stellar Jet". The location of the box is at center right.
By the way, Margarita, the name "Trumpeter 14" would be lovely indeed, as you could really imagine someone blowing the trumpet in there. But it is actually [i]Trumpler[/i] 14, named after the person who cataloged this cluster.
The cluster, by the way, is most remarkable, as it contains an amazing superhot star of spectral class O3, maybe even O2, HD 93129A. This star is definitely one of the brightest of the extremely hot stars in the Milky Way.
Ann