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| 03/23/2006
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Posted on 03/23/2006 11:53:04 AM PST by HOTTIEBOY
Stars, Dust and Nebula in NGC 6559
Credit & Copyright: Jean-Charles Cuillandre (CFHT), Hawaiian Starlight, CFHT
When stars form, pandemonium reigns. A textbook case is the star forming region NGC 6559. Visible above are red glowing emission nebulas of hydrogen, blue reflection nebulas of dust, dark absorption nebulas of dust, and the stars that formed from them. The first massive stars formed from the dense gas will emit energetic light and winds that erode, fragment, and sculpt their birthplace. And then they explode. The resulting morass can be as beautiful as it is complex. After tens of millions of years, the dust boils away, the gas gets swept away, and all that is left is a naked open cluster of stars.
TOPICS: Astronomy; Science
KEYWORDS: astronomy; spaceapod
All those Suns being born......
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posted on
03/23/2006 11:53:06 AM PST
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HOTTIEBOY
To: KevinDavis; fnord; Michael Goldsberry; rdb3; MNJohnnie; thoughtomator; Woman on Caroline Street; ...
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posted on
03/23/2006 11:53:41 AM PST
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HOTTIEBOY
(The more people I meet, the more I like my dog.)
To: HOTTIEBOY
2nd star to the right of the red nebula..and straight on till morning!
To: HOTTIEBOY
Great job. Thanks for posting these!
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03/23/2006 12:18:00 PM PST
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Emmalein
(Try not to let your mind wander...It is too small and fragile to be out by itself.)
To: Emmalein
Thanks for stopping by.....
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posted on
03/23/2006 12:29:45 PM PST
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HOTTIEBOY
(The more people I meet, the more I like my dog.)
To: HOTTIEBOY
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posted on
03/23/2006 12:43:56 PM PST
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toomanygrasshoppers
("In technical terminology, he's a loon")
To: HOTTIEBOY
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03/23/2006 12:44:21 PM PST
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SmithL
(Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.)
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