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JDF
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by JDF » Sun Apr 24, 2016 12:51 pm
Just curious, Photo was posted Apr 24th, and poll was closed a bit after 8PM on Apr 23rd.
This tells me you must have Time-Travelers in your viewing group as I find this combination impossible to cast my vote.
Anyway, Yes I have seen it many times, in Magazines, books, Hubble site, APoD, etc. It never fails to generate awe.
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cosmosis@hvi.net
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by cosmosis@hvi.net » Sun Apr 24, 2016 1:24 pm
I have seen the image
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Prem
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by Prem » Sun Apr 24, 2016 1:31 pm
Saw it before and was shocked to see that the 7th-day Advantagists were using it in their magazine and claiming ownership of the nebula and the whole universe for their deity.

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owlice
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by owlice » Sun Apr 24, 2016 1:33 pm
The poll end time has been reset; you should be able to vote now. Apologies for the error!
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eekee
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by eekee » Sun Apr 24, 2016 3:10 pm
I've seen it *loads* of times! ... I've never liked the colors.
More seriously, it is a bit of a marvel but it's hardly the only star-forming region out there. I started to feel overexposed to this particular image years ago, before I even knew APotD existed. Now I think of it, APotD has balanced things up for me, by not featuring it too often. For a while, possibly in the early 2000s, that image popped up so often in popular media that I felt as if it was more an advert for the Hubble itself and all pre-Hubble images were forgotten.
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robcat2075
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by robcat2075 » Sun Apr 24, 2016 3:40 pm
I wish someone would get the Hubble to shoot those three missing tiles in the upper right.
It bothers me every time i don't see them.

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Chris Peterson
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by Chris Peterson » Sun Apr 24, 2016 4:26 pm
robcat2075 wrote:I wish someone would get the Hubble to shoot those three missing tiles in the upper right.
It bothers me every time i don't see them. :ssmile:
Already done.
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EricD
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by EricD » Sun Apr 24, 2016 4:41 pm
Yes, most of us have seen it before. But your text and links in the caption are always welcome! They serve as great reminders of the astronomical understanding, and, unlike the *rest of the entire internet* - they are trustworthy! Keep up the good work!

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dprovan
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by dprovan » Sun Apr 24, 2016 4:45 pm
When it was released, I remember thinking it was a desperate bid to get past the embarrassing disaster. And brilliantly done: no one remembers now that Hubble was a worthless heap of scrap not long before this picture was taken.
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edyeg
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by edyeg » Sun Apr 24, 2016 4:52 pm
Yes..and my heart still flips over at the sight! Thanks yet again!
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Dustdreamer
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by Dustdreamer » Sun Apr 24, 2016 6:01 pm
I'm fairly certain I've seen images of those clouds that look very similar to this one but whether they were the same picture or not is not something I would be sure of.
I have, for example, seen a nebula looking very like that one as a display on the wall of "Voyager's" conference room. Janeway seemed very fond of it.
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Dustdreamer
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by Dustdreamer » Sun Apr 24, 2016 6:03 pm
eekee wrote:I've seen it *loads* of times! ... I've never liked the colors.

Photoshop. Irfanview. GIMP. Change the RGB values to something you like better.

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Air4ce
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by Air4ce » Sun Apr 24, 2016 6:43 pm
The image of the Eagle nebula was used as part of the set in Star Trek: Voyager. It was used as a backdrop, located in the "Astrometrics Lab" where Seven of Nine used to hang out.
I'm sort of embarrassed that I remember that.
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Air4ce
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by Air4ce » Sun Apr 24, 2016 6:50 pm
The image of the Eagle nebula was used on the TV show "Star Trek: Voyager". It was used as a backdrop in the "Astrometrics Lab" where Seven of Nine used to do whatever it was she did.
I'm sort of embarrassed I know that.
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by geckzilla » Sun Apr 24, 2016 7:00 pm
Air4ce wrote:The image of the Eagle nebula was used on the TV show "Star Trek: Voyager". It was used as a backdrop in the "Astrometrics Lab" where Seven of Nine used to do whatever it was she did.
I'm sort of embarrassed I know that.
They always had a bunch of Hubble images in there. It was fun to try to identify them.
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Dale Jacobs
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by Dale Jacobs » Sun Apr 24, 2016 7:45 pm
Yes, this is an iconic image. But since new science can be found in older images using new techniques, this image can still be relevant and informative.
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Guest
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by Guest » Sun Apr 24, 2016 10:03 pm
Yes, but I don't mind as long as there is something new to be discussed.
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circlemc
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by circlemc » Sun Apr 24, 2016 10:21 pm
This was featured as the 2007 February 18 APOD
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Blackbelt106
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by Blackbelt106 » Mon Apr 25, 2016 1:03 am
Yes I have seen it, but that doesn't mean I don't want to see it again!
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robcat2075
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by robcat2075 » Mon Apr 25, 2016 1:16 am
Chris Peterson wrote:robcat2075 wrote:I wish someone would get the Hubble to shoot those three missing tiles in the upper right.
It bothers me every time i don't see them.

Already done.
Fabulous! Why do we keep using the one with missing pieces?
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Naomi Sarna
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by Naomi Sarna » Mon Apr 25, 2016 2:05 am
Ive seen it on APOD enough times I can recognize it. But it's always beautiful and amazing.
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triker
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by triker » Mon Apr 25, 2016 4:11 am
How about a link to a golden oldies gallery?
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by bystander » Mon Apr 25, 2016 4:19 am
triker wrote:How about a link to a golden oldies gallery?
http://asterisk.apod.com/viewforum.php?f=46
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by elizabethsmoyer » Mon Apr 25, 2016 10:26 am
Saw it on a greeting card. It is good to refresh what it is. Thanks for repeated postings inspiring deepening wonder and awe.
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Craig Conder
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by Craig Conder » Mon Apr 25, 2016 3:29 pm
It's a great picture, but I have seen it several times before. My preference would be for APOD to post unique pictures every day. There are enough cool and inspiring options that I don't think there is any danger of running out of material.