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[quote="nileshp78"]lower left corner of image appears to be pasted separately. one vertical & one horizontal line can be seen making lower left square. interestingly image just near lines appears to be mirrored across the line.
is this any issue with image processing & stitching[/quote]
The image was made with the WFPC2 camera, which consists of a mosaic of 4 CCDs, one of which is exposed through different optics. So all images made with this camera which utilize all the detectors have stitch lines if you look closely enough (and also have that stair-step shape when viewed uncropped).

The Southern Cross looks also like heaven.......wait a minute, it is !

lower left corner of image appears to be pasted separately. one vertical & one horizontal line can be seen making lower left square. interestingly image just near lines appears to be mirrored across the line.
is this any issue with image processing & stitching

Looks like heaven!

looks similar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctH2tEdQEF0

[quote="geckzilla"][quote="douglas"]?Visible on the lower left, at least two long funnel-shaped clouds, each roughly half a light-year long, have been formed by extreme stellar winds and intense energetic starlight."

Dust tends to take on electrostatic charge and can be nucleating, as in Earth's storm clouds.[/quote]
Do you suppose Earth could have storm clouds without wind?[/quote]

Good point, the mixing does help with charge build.

The infrared "string of pearls" comes to mind in starbirth nebulae.

[quote="douglas"]?Visible on the lower left, at least two long funnel-shaped clouds, each roughly half a light-year long, have been formed by extreme stellar winds and intense energetic starlight."

Dust tends to take on electrostatic charge and can be nucleating, as in Earth's storm clouds.[/quote]
Do you suppose Earth could have storm clouds without wind?

?Visible on the lower left, at least two long funnel-shaped clouds, each roughly half a light-year long, have been formed by extreme stellar winds and intense energetic starlight."

Dust tends to take on electrostatic charge and can be nucleating, as in Earth's storm clouds.

[float=left][img2]http://en.protothema.gr/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/FOG-1140x800.jpg[/img2][c][size=85]A foggy lagoon at Messolonghi. Photo: Mary Sinanidis.[/size][/c][/float] Lagoon Nebula?

Ann

Almost looks like it could be an Earth Science Picture of the Day!

I got out the scope, and it was SMOKIN'!!!! :D

"Smoke gets in your eyes...." - The Platters.

Really great pic from Hubble, as always.

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[url=https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap170521.html][img]https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/S_170521.jpg[/img] [size=150]In the Center of the Lagoon Nebula[/size][/url]

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