Starship Asterisk*

Melotte 15 - From the botton of the heart
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Veil Filaments - Pickering's Triangle
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Although it has been reprocessed it seems amazing to me the quality of this pic if we consider it was taken almost 50 years ago.
Great ship by the way.

A thousand years ago, around the world in northern climes, what did people think about aurorae? They would probably have a religious explanation as they have for the Sun, the stars, the eclipses and so on, but we dont'n need to go so far en time. We still look at them in hypnotic way even with our ...

What it catches my attention is the great quality of the picture.

Have you ever noticed that all search for intelligence are always aimed far away from us?
I just wonder why.

That's correct. We shouldn't forget that Christmas outdoor decoration also contributes to light pollution.

Alex_g444 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 17, 2019 7:51 am It looks like there are some striations in the red area around the horsehead. Magnetic field ?

Magnetic fields effects are more "local", I'd rather say radiation.

WOW, What a huge source of information, I will spend hours mining.
Thank you very much for the effort.

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap150107.html

For me this is one of the most gorgeous picture ever.

Just another outstanding wide field mosaic from Rogelio Bernal Andreo. A flawless image, beautiful colors, unusual composition, great detail, master processing.
As I already noted in other forums, congrats Rogelio.

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