by Ann » Sun Aug 14, 2016 5:42 am
zendae1 wrote:I don't know... to me that feature to the left looks more like the nebula flipping us...
Indeed, that feature on the left (which should be a
bok globule), sure looks fascinating! I mean, the Keyhole Nebula is just a nebula. Ho hum. Like we haven't seen them before.
(Though seriously, with the slight makeup applied by one eye, but very sharp, it does get more eye-catching.)
But that bok globule! It must be light-years long, but it pulls itself together, nevertheless. And look how sharp-edged it is, well, relatively sharp-edged, at least.
And isn't it amazing how
LARGE those features are! Look at that protruding "nose", (or worse - that rude finger
![Embarassed :oops:](./images/smilies/icon_redface.gif)
), how long and straight it is, and how sharply set off from its surroundings it is. Amazing!
To me it looks as if there is a smaller figure of some sort hanging on to that "fat" guy with the long nose (or finger). The smaller figure looks a little bit like a dog, because it seems to have a tail. We can also see the back legs of the critter. I know, I know - I suffer from a bad case of
pareidolia. But it's hard not to, when I see the fantastically shaped bok globules. The ones in the Carina region are particularly suggestive. What about the
caterpillar bok globule? Or the part of the Carina Nebula called
Loch Ness?
Ann
[quote="zendae1"]I don't know... to me that feature to the left looks more like the nebula flipping us...[/quote]
[float=left][img2]https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/15/e6/f5/15e6f573d9405366b24105279033cec2.jpg[/img2][/float]Indeed, that feature on the left (which should be a [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bok_globule]bok globule[/url]), sure looks fascinating! I mean, the Keyhole Nebula is just a nebula. Ho hum. Like we haven't seen them before. [size=80](Though seriously, with the slight makeup applied by [u]one eye, but very sharp[/u], it does get more eye-catching.)[/size]
But that bok globule! It must be light-years long, but it pulls itself together, nevertheless. And look how sharp-edged it is, well, relatively sharp-edged, at least.
And isn't it amazing how [b][i]LARGE[/i][/b] those features are! Look at that protruding "nose", (or worse - that rude finger :oops: ), how long and straight it is, and how sharply set off from its surroundings it is. Amazing!
To me it looks as if there is a smaller figure of some sort hanging on to that "fat" guy with the long nose (or finger). The smaller figure looks a little bit like a dog, because it seems to have a tail. We can also see the back legs of the critter. I know, I know - I suffer from a bad case of [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareidolia]pareidolia[/url]. But it's hard not to, when I see the fantastically shaped bok globules. The ones in the Carina region are particularly suggestive. What about the [url=https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CfZTkDqUMAArQDh.jpg]caterpillar bok globule[/url]? Or the part of the Carina Nebula called [url=http://smbhax.com/stuff/_carina_nebula_hd93129.jpg]Loch Ness[/url]?
Ann