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Giant Red Gas Bubble in Space

Greg - Staff Writer — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:23:32 +0000

I was browsing through images from the Hubble Space Telescope today and came across this beauty. Known as SNR 0509, the giant red gas bubble shown in the image above is the remnant of a violent supernova explosion. It was found in the Large Magellanic Cloud which is a small galaxy that lies about 160,000 light years away from Earth.

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Close Up Image of M8 – The Lagoon Nebula

Greg - Staff Writer — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 00:59:06 +0000

The Lagoon Nebula, or M8, is an enormous cloud of interstellar gas and dust that can be found in the constellation Sagittarius. It is classified as an emission nebula, but it is also referred to as an H II region (a large, relatively low density area of ionized gas where star formation is occurring). This close-up image of the Lagoon Nebula was taken by the Hubble Space Telescope last September.

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The Remains of a Sun-like Star: The Necklace Nebula

Greg - Staff Writer — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:01:09 +0000

If our sun had a large binary companion, what would it's remains look like? Quite possibly the Necklace Nebula. This planetary nebula, which contains the remnants of a sun-like star, was recently discovered in 2005 during the Isaac Newton Telescope Photometric H-alpha Survey (IPHAS).

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Dramatic Image of the Cone Nebula

Greg - Staff Writer — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 15:10:01 +0000

This dramatic image of the Cone Nebula was taken by the Hubble Space Telescope on April 2, 2002. The Cone Nebula, also known as NGC 2264, is an H II region that can be found in the constellation Monoceros. Its about 2,600 light years away from the Earth.

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The Pacman Nebula is Not Eating Stars!

Greg - Staff Writer — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 14:25:37 +0000

In fact, the Pacman Nebula is actually creating new stars. This nebula, which is also known as NGC 281, is an H II region that can be found in the the constellation Cassiopeia. NGC 281 got it's name because it looks like the video game character "Pacman".

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Orion Nebula Close Up

Greg - Staff Writer — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:41:40 +0000

The other day, I posted a picture of the Orion Nebula that I took myself, using my Nikon D300 with a 200 mm lens. I thought you would enjoy seeing how the Hubble Space Telescope views this colorful nebula.

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A White Dwarf Makes a Butterfly

Greg - Staff Writer — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 19:00:53 +0000

NCG 6302 is known as the Butterfly Nebula. What makes this nebula so intriguing is that is has two distinct lobes - the butterfly wings - that surround one of the hottest white dwarf stars yet detected. The central star of this nebula is estimated to be over 220,000 degrees Celsius.

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The Boomerang Nebula: Coldest Place in the Universe

Greg - Staff Writer — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 22:47:39 +0000

Located about 5,000 light years away from Earth, the Boomerang Nebula is the coldest place found in the universe so far. The temperature of the nebula has been measured at -272.15 degrees Celsius/-457.87 degrees Fahrenheit. So what makes this nebula so cold?

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Thor’s Helmet Nebula

Greg - Staff Writer — Sat, 29 May 2010 13:51:18 +0000

NGC 2359, which is known as Thor's Helmet Nebula is an emission nebula. It can be found in the constellation Canis Major - which is one of the hunting dog constellations near Orion. This nebula is about 15,000 light years away and is about 30 light years in size.

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The Orion Molecular Cloud Complex

Greg - Staff Writer — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 01:52:57 +0000

The Orion Molecular Cloud Complex, or Orion Complex is located in and around Orion. The most active region can be found between Orion's belt and sword. This is a good star gazing destination because it is easy to locate and the winter night sky is great for observing because of it's clarity.

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