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Astronomy Picture of the Day - Pillars of Creation
APOD.NASA.gov ^ | 20 Oct, 2022 | Image Credit: Science - NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, NIRCam Processing - Joseph DePasquale (STScI), Anton

Posted on 10/20/2022 1:34:42 PM PDT by MtnClimber

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To: quantim

lol..


21 posted on 10/20/2022 9:31:46 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: MtnClimber

Our star once was part of a nebula in a stellar nursery and has probably drifted in and out of many over the years since.
I guess once near one we would be blasted by radiation and asteroids and comets. Fun times are a head.


22 posted on 10/20/2022 11:24:53 PM PDT by minnesota_bound (Need more money to buy everything now)
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To: cymbeline

#11 This is what you could see when looking thru an eyepiece.
Airplane II
https://youtu.be/yBRZSD3RgKI?t=132


23 posted on 10/20/2022 11:28:21 PM PDT by minnesota_bound (Need more money to buy everything now)
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