by neufer » Sun Feb 14, 2021 4:51 pm
https://www.koco.com/article/lawmakers-pass-bill-designating-rosette-nebula-as-state-astronomical-object/27171083 wrote:
Oklahoma now has a state astronomical object = The Rosette Nebula.
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<<"Our state has a long connection with the space industry," said Rep. Nicole Miller, who co-authored House Bill 1292. "Every year, hundreds of people from around the country gather in Oklahoma’s panhandle to stargaze at Black Mesa State Park, and by naming a state astronomical object, we’re helping to promote tourism in our state and
encourage STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education."
"The Oklahoma Panhandle, which is home to Black Mesa State Park, is known for some of the darkest night skies in the United States, which makes for fantastic stargazing opportunities," Patzkowsky said. "Combined with Black Mesa being the highest point in the state, we already attract one of the largest stargazing parties in the country."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Mesa_State_Park wrote:
<<Black Mesa State Park is an Oklahoma state park in Cimarron County, near the western border of the Oklahoma panhandle and New Mexico. The park is located about 15 miles away from its namesake, Black Mesa, the highest point in Oklahoma (4,973 feet above sea level). The mesa was named for the layer of black lava rock that coats it.>>
Click to play embedded YouTube video.
Ann wrote: ↑Sun Feb 14, 2021 7:45 am
There are no fewer than six O-type stars in cluster NGC 2244, the cluster that is ionizing the long-stemmed Rose.
What about the yellow star among them? Is that the Betelgeuse of the Rosette?
No, that's a foreground intruder, a bold yellow boy trying to woo the hot blue gals in the Rosette!
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[c][b][size=135][color=#FF0000]Oklahoma now has a state astronomical object = The Rosette Nebula.[/color][/size][/b][/c]
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[float=left][img3=Light pollution across the U.S. Credit: P. Cinzano, F. Falchi (University of Padova), C. D. Elvidge (NOAA National Geophysical Data Center, Boulder)]http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/files/entryimages/lightpollution_1.jpg[/img3][/float]
<<"Our state has a long connection with the space industry," said Rep. Nicole Miller, who co-authored House Bill 1292. "Every year, hundreds of people from around the country gather in Oklahoma’s panhandle to stargaze at Black Mesa State Park, and by naming a state astronomical object, we’re helping to promote tourism in our state and [b][u]encourage [color=#FF0000]STEM[/color][/u] (science, technology, engineering and math) education[/b]."
"The Oklahoma Panhandle, which is home to Black Mesa State Park, is known for some of the darkest night skies in the United States, which makes for fantastic stargazing opportunities," Patzkowsky said. "Combined with Black Mesa being the highest point in the state, we already attract one of the largest stargazing parties in the country."[/quote][quote=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Mesa_State_Park]
<<Black Mesa State Park is an Oklahoma state park in Cimarron County, near the western border of the Oklahoma panhandle and New Mexico. The park is located about 15 miles away from its namesake, Black Mesa, the highest point in Oklahoma (4,973 feet above sea level). The mesa was named for the layer of black lava rock that coats it.>>[/quote][float=left][youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4ptm6F2KHQ[/youtube][/float][quote=Ann post_id=310843 time=1613288741 user_id=129702]
[b]There are no fewer than six O-type stars in cluster NGC 2244, the cluster that is ionizing the long-stemmed Rose.
[color=#DFAC00][b][size=150]What about the yellow star among them? Is that the Betelgeuse of the Rosette?[/size][/b][/color]
No, that's a foreground intruder, a bold yellow boy trying to woo the hot blue gals in the Rosette![/b][/quote]