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APOD: M16: Inside the Eagle Nebula (2020 Dec 28)
Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2020 5:05 am
by APOD Robot
M16: Inside the Eagle Nebula
Explanation: From afar, the whole thing looks like an
Eagle. A closer look at the
Eagle Nebula, however, shows the
bright region is actually a window into the center of a larger dark shell of
dust. Through this window, a brightly-lit
workshop appears where a whole
open cluster of stars is being formed. In this cavity
tall pillars and
round globules of dark dust and cold
molecular gas remain where stars are still forming. Already visible are several young
bright blue stars whose light and winds are burning away and pushing back the
remaining filaments and walls of gas and dust. The Eagle
emission nebula, tagged M16, lies about 6500
light years away, spans about 20 light-years, and is visible with
binoculars toward the
constellation of the Serpent (
Serpens).
This picture involved over 12 hours of imaging and combines three specific emitted colors emitted by
sulfur (colored as red),
hydrogen (yellow), and
oxygen (blue).
Re: APOD: M16: Inside the Eagle Nebula (2020 Dec 28)
Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2020 11:47 am
by orin stepanek
It's like Vegas Baby; where the lights push away the night!
Beautiful photo today!!
Re: APOD: M16: Inside the Eagle Nebula (2020 Dec 28)
Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2020 7:29 pm
by MarkBour
orin stepanek wrote: ↑Mon Dec 28, 2020 11:47 am
EagleNebula_Paladini_960.jpg
It's like Vegas Baby; where the lights push away the night!
Beautiful photo today!!
Well, the star dust in Vegas certainly does look a lot like a globular cluster:
Re: APOD: M16: Inside the Eagle Nebula (2020 Dec 28)
Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2020 8:56 pm
by neufer
MarkBour wrote: ↑Mon Dec 28, 2020 7:29 pm
orin stepanek wrote: ↑Mon Dec 28, 2020 11:47 am
It's like Vegas Baby; where the lights push away the night!
Well, the star dust in Vegas certainly does look a lot like a globular cluster
Re: APOD: M16: Inside the Eagle Nebula (2020 Dec 28)
Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2020 9:37 pm
by heehaw
I always expect a heavenly chorus to sing when I see such pictures. But they never do as it is just an effect of filthy dust.
Re: APOD: M16: Inside the Eagle Nebula (2020 Dec 28)
Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2020 11:07 pm
by Chris Peterson
heehaw wrote: ↑Mon Dec 28, 2020 9:37 pm
I always expect a heavenly chorus to sing when I see such pictures. But they never do as it is just an effect of filthy dust.
I didn't take you for a follower of the Magisterium!
Re: APOD: M16: Inside the Eagle Nebula (2020 Dec 28)
Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2020 4:24 pm
by johnnydeep
Chris Peterson wrote: ↑Mon Dec 28, 2020 11:07 pm
heehaw wrote: ↑Mon Dec 28, 2020 9:37 pm
I always expect a heavenly chorus to sing when I see such pictures. But they never do as it is just an effect of filthy dust.
I didn't take you for a follower of the Magisterium!
The universe is indeed filled predominantly with His Dark Materials! (dark matter and dark energy)
