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Hi Harry! My suggestion was that this might be a great place to observe; being that it is a similar place as to where the sun was born. Must be also a similar place as to where Earth and rest of solar system was born. Maybe more can be learned. I don't know much of black holes except that nothing is...

Dusty NGC 1333; I have to add this to my favorites.
Orin

If our Sun was created in a like area; wouldn't this be a great place to study? Might be planets forming there also?

This is also an awesome APOD; Like the Fourth of July!!!
Orin

[edited, link missing, as always - makc]

You are all correct, I'm sure. The evidence is there. I was looking for a comparison view of Prometheus [companion moon] but I could not find a good view. I wanted to see if there were comparable features. It should also have smooth features.
Orin

The craters are so smooth that heat must have been applied at some point in time to melt some of the surface.
Orin

Reminds me of a dog howling.
Orin

If the moon was once part of the Earth; than I'd say the Earth got the better part of the split.
Orin

I typed Itokawa into the Google and found the asteroid looks more like a potato. The square shapes must be from overlapping photos of the object.
Orin

This asteroid looks like it has surface features that are not natural. Almost looks like flat surfaces and square corners abound all around. There is a large such area under and to the left of the [flag] shadow.
Orin

OK. Makes sense. I guess I forgot some of my high schooling. Thanks!
Orin

That's very interesting; but I was asking about the wobble that causes the changes in seasons; and whether of not all planets and or asteroids and satellites were also affected in this way. Is this a natural phenomenon or is it unique to the Earth and the Moon???
Orin

The Moon wobbles once an orbit; the Earth also wobbles once an orbit. Is this phenomenon the norm or is it relatively rare? I mean do other planets and their moons have this wobble?
Orin

I would believe that the asteroid would most likely tow the rocket with its stronger attraction.
Orin

I made a diagram at home like makc's because I was sure I was right and I started having doubts. I even took it to three times the distance and the ratio stayed the same. I don't really understand the degrees of arc concept.
Orin

Could the bubble eventually dissolve or collapse; depending on the life of the star??
Orin

Since Mars is twice the diameter of the moon; it would have to be twice the distance to appear the same size as the full moon. You could research all planets accordingly. I don't think I would like such a cluttered sky.
Orin

Maybe I have an overactive imagination; but, it almost looks like an egg ready to hatch. What happens if the bubble breaks?
Orin

NGC 7635 is a favorite. The Bubble Nebula is very neat. I always look forward to the next APOD. There is always new wonders being shown. Thanks Makc.
Orin

So it is a favorite; yes, but the observation of the reflection belongs here.
Orin

I couldn't resist; I made this my Desktop item. What an awesome view. It looks like the bubble has actual substance. It even looks like a reflection on the right of the bubble.
Orin

AN observation: I noticed that the granules look like they are stretched out at the sunspot's depression. Is this also caused by the sun's strong magnetic field?
Orin

The point I was trying to make was that the old rhyme of starlight star bright usually was looking at planets. As kids; unless you know they are planets; they usually are the first stars [planets] you see at night.
Orin

80 light years would most likely reach other star systems. Would these remnant gasses affect other worlds; or would they be too rarefied to be an effect???
Orin

Neat! Does that give Pluto a little more creditability as a planet? There are more wonders found in the solar system all the time.
Orin

Yes I know! And I know your just kidding; but you know that when viewing the lights in the sky they are thought of as stars. I see I also misspelled stormy. I ran a spell check but must not check the subject line. The October 31 APOD has as even better view of Mars. The APOD's get better all the tim...