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- Wed Nov 19, 2014 9:12 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: Bright Spiral Galaxy M81 (2014 Nov 19)
- Replies: 20
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Re: APOD: Bright Spiral Galaxy M81 (2014 Nov 19)
From the view we have of M81, does it look to anyone else as if the upper right section is higher than the nucleus and is being swept up and away to the left?
- Sat May 28, 2011 1:13 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: APOD: The Mileage of Light (2011 May 28)
- Replies: 26
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Re: APOD: The Mileage of Light (2011 May 28)
My business is StarDogs Astronomy and I take an inflatable planetarium & telescope to schools, libraries, & camps in the midwest. This is our 16th year of sharing the universe with students, teachers, campers, and families.I started out with a Ford Ranger pickup and put 20,000 miles on it fo...
- Thu Jan 11, 2007 6:34 pm
- Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
- Topic: The Eagle Nebula (APOD 11 Jan 2007)
- Replies: 6
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The Eagle Nebula (APOD 11 Jan 2007)
When one looks at the entire nebula, it's easy to see why it was called the Eagle. However, when the Hubble pic first came out showing the 'Pillars of Creation", I notice right away that the "Pillar" on the farthest left in the picture, also looks like an Eagle perched upon a post wit...