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Offline sam

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Space Pictures This Week: Galaxy Tendrils, Star Glob
« on: June 20, 2011, 22:57 »
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Pink pockets of star formation glow like roses in a briar patch in a new Hubble Space Telescope picture of the elliptical galaxy Centaurus A.

Released Thursday, the image shows dark tendrils of dust weaving through the galactic disk. Hubble's view combines ultraviolet through near-infrared wavelengths to show how the dense lanes are dotted with young, blue star clusters normally hidden by dust.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/06/pictures/110616-best-space-pictures-science-hubble-volcano-supernova-149/
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Re: Space Pictures This Week: Galaxy Tendrils, Star Glob
« Reply #1 on: June 20, 2011, 23:12 »
No prizes for guessing my favourites are Cen A and SN1987A.   ;D
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Re: Space Pictures This Week: Galaxy Tendrils, Star Glob
« Reply #2 on: June 20, 2011, 23:19 »
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Re: Space Pictures This Week: Galaxy Tendrils, Star Glob
« Reply #3 on: June 20, 2011, 23:25 »
Green Ring Nebula  :thumb:
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