by Ann » Wed Oct 18, 2017 6:31 am
Boomer12k wrote:Reminds me of The Pleiadies...with the striations.
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The blue color and the striations do remind you of the Pleiades, don't they? But unlike the Pleiades, the blue nebulosity surrounding the bright stars here really is the remnants of the stars' birth cloud.
I just love the Corona Australis region of star formation. It goes without saying that I love the wonderful blue color of it, but closeups like today's APOD reveal a host of other colors and structures as well, the products of ongoing low-mass star formation.
While closeups like today's APOD reveal beautiful details in this site of star formation, wide-angle photos that show the full extent of this dusty region can be even more stunning.
I found a
5 MB wide angle picture of the Corona Australis region of star formation. Yes, I know, 5 MB is totally forbidden and absolutely ridiculous. All right, but the picture really is stunning.
I hope I have given you all proper warning as to the size of the picture, but anyway, here is that 5 MB image:
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/92/5c/a0 ... f24ee1.png
Ann
[quote="Boomer12k"]Reminds me of The Pleiadies...with the striations.
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The blue color and the striations do remind you of the Pleiades, don't they? But unlike the Pleiades, the blue nebulosity surrounding the bright stars here really is the remnants of the stars' birth cloud.
I just love the Corona Australis region of star formation. It goes without saying that I love the wonderful blue color of it, but closeups like today's APOD reveal a host of other colors and structures as well, the products of ongoing low-mass star formation.
While closeups like today's APOD reveal beautiful details in this site of star formation, wide-angle photos that show the full extent of this dusty region can be even more stunning.
I found a [b][i][size=110]5 MB[/size][/i][/b] wide angle picture of the Corona Australis region of star formation. Yes, I know, 5 MB is totally forbidden and absolutely ridiculous. All right, but the picture really is stunning.
I hope I have given you all proper warning as to the size of the picture, but anyway, here is that 5 MB image:
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/92/5c/a0/925ca056929762253fb11ea508f24ee1.png
Ann