Bogus claim for a globular cluster

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mostovoy
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Bogus claim for a globular cluster

Post by mostovoy » Tue May 08, 2007 11:22 am

an e-mail message sent to me has a picture of a globular cluster I know I have seen but it is calling it the "eye of god". How can I send you this old APOD and find out its origin and name? I want to stop this scam if possible.
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Post by craterchains » Tue May 08, 2007 12:18 pm

I dont understand the problem?

Most people do name pictures, , ,
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Post by orin stepanek » Tue May 08, 2007 1:14 pm

I got a similar E-Mail about a year ago; and this is what is was.
http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/html/opo9901a.html
I thought it was amusing because a lot of planetary nebulae can look like an eye. :D
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