ESO: The Cosmic Bat

Post a reply


This question is a means of preventing automated form submissions by spambots.
Smilies
:D :) :ssmile: :( :o :shock: :? 8-) :lol2: :x :P :oops: :cry: :evil: :roll: :wink: :!: :?: :idea: :arrow: :| :mrgreen:
View more smilies
BBCode is ON
[img] is ON
[url] is ON
Smilies are ON
Topic review
   

Expand view Topic review: ESO: The Cosmic Bat

Re: ESO: The Cosmic Bat

by neufer » Wed Mar 03, 2010 3:57 pm

Image
  • Twinkle, twinkle, little bat!
    How I wonder what you're at!
    Up above the world you fly,
    Like a teatray in the sky.

ESO: The Cosmic Bat

by bystander » Wed Mar 03, 2010 1:48 pm

The Cosmic Bat: NGC 1788
ESO1009 - 2010 March 03
An Island of Stars in the Making on the Outskirts of Orion

The delicate nebula NGC 1788, located in a dark and often neglected corner of the Orion constellation, is revealed in a new and finely nuanced image that ESO is releasing today. Although this ghostly cloud is rather isolated from Orion’s bright stars, the latter’s powerful winds and light have had a strong impact on the nebula, forging its shape and making it home to a multitude of infant suns.
Image
The Cosmic Bat — NGC 1788 (ESO)

Image
Around NGC 1788 (ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2)

Video: Zoom in onto NGC 1788

Top