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- Sun Apr 09, 2023 1:47 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: The Egg Nebula in Polarized Light (2023 Apr 09)
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Re: APOD: The Egg Nebula in Polarized Light (2023 Apr 09)
Light reflected by a single dust grain is preferentially polarized. Light reflected by a WMO ("whole mess of") dust grains would be polarized only if the grains themselves were aligned by something. Reaching back into my "Gaseous Nebulae" class in grad school, I'm guessing that m...
- Wed Aug 21, 2019 1:38 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: The Orion You Can Almost See (2019 Aug 21)
- Replies: 14
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Re: APOD: Orion You Can Almost See: Horsehead
Didja notice you can, if you zoom in sufficiently, make out the Horsehead? I think this is the first time I've seen that in a wide-angle photo. Gorgeous!